NYC driver shoots man in road rage tantrum then runs off on foot: cops
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A Bronx driver unleashed a violent road rage incident, shooting a man and leaving him in critical condition before fleeing the scene, police and sources revealed on Monday.

The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Frankie Poventud, is accused of shooting a 36-year-old man during an altercation at the intersection of Concourse Village and East 156th Street on Friday shortly before 4 p.m., according to law enforcement and insider sources.

The victim, who reportedly had no prior acquaintance with Poventud, was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center by private transport. Authorities have confirmed that he remains in critical condition.


Frankie Poventud, 41, allegedly pulled out a gun, firing at and striking a 36-year-old man when tensions flared on the road just before 4 p.m. Friday at Concourse Village West and East 156 Street, according to authorities and sources.
Poventud allegedly pulled out a gun and shot his 36-year-old road rage rival Friday afternoon at Concourse Village West and East 156 Street, cops said. NYPD

Poventud, a resident of Mount Hope, allegedly escaped on foot following the incident. However, he surrendered to the police at the 44th Precinct stationhouse nearly two days later, on Sunday evening.

Police have charged Poventud with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the incident.

His arraignment was pending late Monday.

The shocking daytime gunfire came weeks after a deadly road rage-fueled shooting in the Bronx on New Year’s Day. 

Hard-working Uber driver Issa Mbolo-Isac, 55, was shot and killed at the intersection of Morris Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway just before 7 a.m. Jan. 1 – marking the city’s first homicide of the year, cops said. 

Representatives from the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers said at the time that Mbolo-Isac was callously shot during an argument over a fender-bender. 

The NYPD has named Ehinel Troncoso, 24, as a suspect, but he has not yet been caught. 

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