Washington: A 29-year-old newly wedded Indian-origin man was shot dead in front of his wife in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana, police and media reports said.
The incident happened when Gavin Dasaur, who was driving a black Honda, was on his way home with his Mexican wife, Viviana ZaMora. Dasaur, who originally hailed from Agra before he became a US citizen, had got married to ZaMora less than a month ago on June 29.
A viral video of the incident has since been circulating on social media apps that shows the deadly exchange in which Dasaur lost his life.
The shocking death occurred after an argument escalated at an intersection on the southeast side of Indianapolis.
USA 🇺🇸 - An Indianapolis road rage incident has claimed the life of 29-year-old Gavin Dasaur. He approached another car and can be heard screaming "You want to play with me?" as he banged his gun against the door of the pickup truck of the man he was arguing with. Dasaur was… pic.twitter.com/GzT8z7ZKbX
— The Many Faces of Death (@ManyFaces_Death) July 18, 2024
The footage recorded on a cellphone by another driver at the scene shows Dasaur getting out of his car at the intersection.
Dasaur appears irate and is yelling at the driver of the Chevy pickup truck. A handgun can clearly be seen in Dasaur’s right hand.
As he approaches the driver’s side of the pickup truck, Dasaur punches the truck’s door with the gun in his hand.
Dasaur then switches the gun to his left hand while simultaneously raising his right hand to the truck’s window.
The driver of the pickup responds by shooting three times.
Dasaur immediately drops to the ground. The shooter never exited his vehicle during the confrontation which lasted only seven seconds.
Even though the bleeding Dasaur was rushed to the hospital, he did not survive. "I held him as he bled out and I was waiting for the ambulance," said Dasaur's widow, Viviana ZaMora told The Indianapolis Star.
Indianapolis Police Department (IMPD) Officer Amanda Hibschman said officers responded to a report of a person shot just after 8:00 pm on Tuesday last week at an intersection on Indy city's southeast side.
Arriving officers said they found a man on the ground in the middle of the road suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
The man's wife identified the shooting victim.
The suspected shooter, Hibschman said, was detained at the scene.
"Upon further investigation and after consultation with Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, that individual was released," the police spokesperson said, indicating the shooter may have acted in self-defence.
The IMPD said the investigation over the shooting and alleged road-rage incident is ongoing.
Dasaur’s wife condemned the shooting as she grieved her husband’s death.
“He was a hardworking man that always went out of his way to help anyone and wanted to give the world to me and his family,” she told the local outlet.