Baltimore, MD – Baltimore police arrested 20-year-old Jayden Morrison after a road rage incident escalated into a car crash and gunfire in the Washington Hill neighborhood late on October 29. Authorities say Morrison was armed with a stolen Glock 19 9-millimeter handgun and fired shots during the altercation.
Officials reported that a 911 call came in just before midnight, describing gunfire after a collision near the intersection of North Caroline Street and East Pratt Street. Responding officers immediately began searching for a suspect fitting the description provided: a male with a beard wearing a black jacket.
Crash Details and Road Rage Escalation
Investigators revealed that the incident began when Morrison’s 2011 Infiniti collided with a 2013 Nissan Altima while attempting a turn on Lombard Street, striking the driver’s side and then hitting a utility pole.
The Nissan driver told police that Morrison had threatened to kill him, prompting the driver to leave the scene temporarily before returning to record Morrison’s license plate number. Court documents state that Morrison confronted the driver, saying “Yo[u] already know, bro”, and fired shots in his direction while moving toward his vehicle…