IONIA, Mich. (WZZM) -- Two drivers are dead after a road rage incident escalated into a shootout. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday on M-66 near Steele Street.
Witnesses tell WZZM 13 a Chrysler PT Cruiser was being followed closely by a Ford Taurus. The driver of the PT Cruiser pulled off the road and into a parking lot to let the Taurus pass, but the driver of the Taurus got out of his car and shot out the back window of the PT Cruiser.
Witnesses say the driver of the PT Cruiser also pulled out a gun, returning fire. Both drivers were shot and killed. Authorities say both men, ages 43 and 56, had licenses to carry concealed weapons.
People at a nearby laundromat found both men laying on the ground and started performing CPR. AeroMed was called to the scene and landed, but did not transport a patient to the hospital.
