A road rage incident turned deadly Saturday after a father and his two children were side-swiped in their sedan by a passing motorcycle along the 210 Freeway in Highland, leading the driver to follow the biker to a nearby bar where they shot each other to death, according to authorities.
After his car was struck, Mr. Harris followed Mr. McConnell off the freeway and into a parking lot at 27141 Baseline Street, according to the sheriff’s department. Mr. Harris was driving a sedan with his five-year-old and two-year-old at the time, officials said.
When Mr. Harris arrived, Mr. McConnell was waiting with “people known to him” in front of a bar called Joy’s Lounge, according to the press release.
The gun fight started after Mr. Harris first shouted threats from his car which triggered Mr. McConnell to approach. Mr. Harris then pulled out a weapon and started shooting, Mr. McConnell returned fire, and both men suffered from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the sheriff’s department.
An adult male nearby was hit with a non-life-threatening shot to his hand, according to the press release.
The men were transported to a local hospital and despite life saving measures both were pronounced dead, authorities said.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s department couldn’t confirm the whereabouts of Mr. Harris’s children.
