Phillip Rogers | Illinois State Police
NEW LENOX, Ill. - A Chicago man was charged in connection with a road rage shooting Monday on Interstate 80 near New Lenox.
Phillip Rogers, 45, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, Illinois State Police announced Wednesday.
Rogers allegedly crashed into another vehicle around 5:30 p.m. on I-80 near the westbound entrance to I-355. After the crash, Rogers shot and killed 30-year-old Lenier D. Clayton of Joliet, according to state police and the Will County Coroner's Office.
Rogers was taken into custody shortly after the shooting.
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