BOCA RATON, FLA. (WSVN) - Part of Interstate 95 was shut down for several hours in Boca Raton, Wednesday morning, due to a shooting that left one person dead, and police are trying to determine whether road rage played a part in the incident.
According to Boca Raton Police, at around 4:30 a.m., a Florida Highway Patrol trooper working a construction detail on the highway heard a crash. When he arrived at the scene, the trooper found a car in a ditch on the side of the road.
“That FHP trooper responded, called Boca Raton Fire Rescue, who responded to the scene. They found an individual with a gunshot wound,” said Boca Raton Police Officer Mark Economou.
Investigators said the victim, later identified as 29-year-old Edvin Milkevic, was shot in his sports car before crashing on the side of the highway.
“It appears at this point he was shot on I-95,” said Economou. “Where he was coming from, we don’t know. Who did it? We’re not sure yet?”
7Skyforce flew over the scene along I-95 southbound, where all lanes were shut down from Linton Boulevard to Yamato Road. The lanes have since reopened.
The man was rushed to Delray Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
It was a violent day along Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County. Five hours after the Boca Raton shooting and crash, officials said, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy opened fire near the Lantana Road exit on a man suspected of the fatal shooting of his alleged girlfriend, killing the suspect.
Wednesday afternoon, 7News cameras captured detectives leaving Milkevic’s family home.
A neighbor said Milkevic was the kind of person who enjoyed helping others. “He was a dear, dear friend of mine, really sweet neighbor,” she said. “He always lent a hand to help. The whole family’s wonderful, and I just feel really bad for them right now, and I don’t know what to do to help them.”
For now, detectives are attempting to figure out who would have shot Milkevic on the highway, causing him to lose control of his car. “Right now we need to backtrack to find out where he was coming from,” said Economou. “Who he might have been with or interacted with, between where he was coming from and where the shooting happened.”
If you have any information on this shooting, call Palm Beach Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.
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