THis has an unusual twist... https://patch.com/washington/across-wa/i-5-road-rage-incident-turns-deadly-state-patrol
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Motorcyclist in road rage shooting
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I wish people would just copy and paste stories or photos instead of only a link.
We have to battle all the advertising on these sites, the stories are just bait.
“MILTON, WA - A 60-year-old man is dead after an apparent road rage incident along I-5 near the King-Pierce county line. Aubrey Bowlin, 24, of Tacoma, allegedly shot Bruce Jones, of Roy, during a fight alongside the highway, according to state patrol.
The incident happened just before 5 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Milton. Bowlin, a motorcyclist, was driving ahead of Jones in the HOV lane. Traffic came to a stop and Jones's SUV traveled onto the road's shoulder, coming parallel with Bowlin's motorcycle. Both drivers exited their vehicles, according to state patrol.
This started a physical fight, which ended when Bowlin shot Jones once. She called 911 and stayed at the scene until police arrived, according to state patrol. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.
The shooting caused long delays along I-5. The two left southbound lanes were blocked as well as the northbound HOV lane.
State patrol reported that the case is under investigation and no charges have yet been filed.”
We have to battle all the advertising on these sites, the stories are just bait.
“MILTON, WA - A 60-year-old man is dead after an apparent road rage incident along I-5 near the King-Pierce county line. Aubrey Bowlin, 24, of Tacoma, allegedly shot Bruce Jones, of Roy, during a fight alongside the highway, according to state patrol.
The incident happened just before 5 p.m. in the southbound lanes near Milton. Bowlin, a motorcyclist, was driving ahead of Jones in the HOV lane. Traffic came to a stop and Jones's SUV traveled onto the road's shoulder, coming parallel with Bowlin's motorcycle. Both drivers exited their vehicles, according to state patrol.
This started a physical fight, which ended when Bowlin shot Jones once. She called 911 and stayed at the scene until police arrived, according to state patrol. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.
The shooting caused long delays along I-5. The two left southbound lanes were blocked as well as the northbound HOV lane.
State patrol reported that the case is under investigation and no charges have yet been filed.”
"Keeping moving" would not have been an option with traffic stopped. Personally, I would have preferred to resort to a can of bear spray in that situation.
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I dont know all the upfront parts but ... at 60 you would think you had mellowed with age and would prefer not to get out of the car and engage in fisticuffs. I am not yet 60 but have certainly mellowed and become more wise and it would take a lot more than an offending one finger salute to make me get out of my car. I mean there is an effort involved with removing the seatbelt I managed to get just right and all the rest.
To bad for everyone involved.
To bad for everyone involved.
Yes, but even further, a 60 year-old man who gets out of his vehicle to threaten a female physically has major issues.
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Since we don?t know if the incident was justified I imagine it will come out in the investigation. I would guess it was but just a guess.
I carry everywhere it?s legal to do so, on me, my car and house. I avoid any conflict, prefer never to use the weapon. Sometimes it?s no choice.
I carry everywhere it?s legal to do so, on me, my car and house. I avoid any conflict, prefer never to use the weapon. Sometimes it?s no choice.
Yeah, that's over the top.
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I've read several accounts of the story but there is little information thats different. The man got out, lady got off the bike and they had a fight that went to the ground and she shot him. A woman and man should not be having a physical fight on the ground, 99 times out of a 100 the woman is going to be at the disadvantage. I'll be interested in hearing the rest of the story, had to be dozens of witnesses.
If she kept her lid on maybe he didn't realize he was squaring up to a woman.
She had her helmet on until they took her to the hospital. One station, KING?, has heliphotos of the aftermath. She's sitting on the side of the road,all curled up. She just killed someone, so she's going to need a lot of help getting over that.
Since most of you are not familiar with Seattle/Tacoma traffic, it's gridlock at 5 PM, so she couldn't ride away.
As for witnesses, I'm wondering about his passenger.
Since most of you are not familiar with Seattle/Tacoma traffic, it's gridlock at 5 PM, so she couldn't ride away.
As for witnesses, I'm wondering about his passenger.
I don't know why that would make a difference, unless it is acceptable to road rage and assault males, but not females.
I'm guessing she wouldn't have gotten into that scrape, or any scrape, without her gun. Male, female, makes no difference. You're a coward in this situation.
I would like to read further details here. I don't see too many situations in which women have shot male assailants where fear of grievous harm wasn't a factor, so I'm not inclined to go with calling her a coward here, especially if there was a fight that led to her going to the ground with the man. Further, she was on a bike, he was in a car. The odds are she felt a significant threat from the vehicle difference even before it went to blows.
What do you expect for someone that assumes they have the right to get out of their car, knock someone off their bike, and beat on them?
It doesn't matter whether male or female, there is no right to assault. I guess the correct thing to do was for her to curl up, cry and wait until the guy got tired of beating her? I think it's a sad commentary that neither the passenger in they guy's car or any observers, other drivers etc, didn't try to get him off of her and stop the assault. This reminds me of when Pmint was assaulted and beat to hell in a bar she was a waitress in. No one tried to stop it or help her and she spent months of multiple operations and plates in her head because of it, never fully recovered from her injuries and still suffers from them. There is no excuse for this chit. Someone should have shot that ass hat also. He is in prison now, but that doesn't do Patti any good.
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A woman in a car purposely tried to push me into the ditch by not allowing me to merge onto the freeway. When I did come around her she flipped me off. Had she caused me to crash I believe she would have been prosecuted. The thought of me following her and retaliating did cross my mind but I dont have time for that drama.....
The moment one starts the escalation, they are in the wrong.
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Earl, all I read in the link provided, was the man pulled up along side her, a fight broke out, and she shot him. Nothing else.
I try to have an open mind and not assume the woman is some petite thing compared to a ****ed off average sized man. Heck, she could be bigger and stronger than him. Maybe she helped escalate it to a fight because she had a gun to fall back on. I just think her gun has gotten her into more trouble. I also wonder if she had the chance to just shoot him in a leg or ? to stop him. Seems to me if you carry a gun you should know how to aim. Maybe she too was enraged and shot to kill only.
I don't automatically take her side just because she's a fellow rider. I too, have been in some situations that I didn't initiate. I may be angry at first but I ALWAYS back off when I start to think about a person inside 4,000 lbs that wants to prove something.
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If you are on a motorcycle there is always room to get away...I have been on the I5 during gridlock and you can't tell me that you can't find room down the shoulder or between cars to make a get away.
I think she would rather be explaining riding down the shoulder to cops then what she's trying to explain now to them. Not to mention the ptsd she will be sure to suffer from....
I think she would rather be explaining riding down the shoulder to cops then what she's trying to explain now to them. Not to mention the ptsd she will be sure to suffer from....
I think maybe we should all chill with the speculation. The facts in that article, even if they are 100% accurate, aren't enough to draw conclusions from.
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