Police ID driver found dead on I-95 in Tinicum Twp.; search underway for shooter

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Driver suffering gunshot wound killed after crash on I-95 in Tinicum Township
Pennsylvania State Police say a crash on I-95 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania is now a homicide investigation.

TINICUM TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A manhunt is underway for the person responsible for fatally shooting a driver on I-95 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania on Monday evening.

It happened on the southbound lanes of the highway near Exit 9 in Tinicum Township.

Pa. State Police provide update on fatal shooting on I-95 on October 19, 2020.

Around 5:30 p.m. police found the driver, 31-year-old Clifford Douby, inside a crashed black Honda on the southbound lanes of the highway.

Police say Douby sustained a gunshot wound and was found dead at the scene.

Chopper 6 video: Crash causes major delays on I-95 in Tinicum Township, Delaware County on October 19, 2020.

Further circumstances surrounding the shooting are still unknown at this time, but police do believe that the shooter was inside another unknown vehicle.

Investigators are asking anyone in the area of Exit 9 on I-95 to come forward with information by calling 484-840-1000.

Police say they working around the clock to solve this case.

"Our criminal investigation unit members are working extensively, following up on all info received pertaining to this incident. I assure you that our department is doing everything possible to arrest this person or persons responsible," said Trooper Jessica Tobin with the Pennsylvania State Police.