Police are still searching for the person who shot into a moving SUV on I-295 northbound Thursday morning, killing the driver and injuring a passenger.
The bullet-riddled SUV was found near Exit 1 at 8:51 a.m. Police say 50-year-old Pedro Melendez Alvarado of Alexandria died at the scene. His brother-in-law was injured in the shooting.
Alvarado's family says the two men were on their way to work when someone in a dark-colored car drove up next to them and started shooting.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the incident initially appeared to stem from an apparent case of road rage, but now investigators believe the SUV was followed into the District from Virginia.
The IL and OL off ramps to I-295 (#2B) are blocked due to police actvity @News4Today @NBCWashington #mdtraffic
— First4Traffic (@First4Traffic) May 28, 2015But Alvarado's wife, Maria Rodriguez, doesn't know who would want to hurt her husband.
"He didn't have enemies. He was always happy. He was excellent," Rodriguez said.
Police do not have a detailed description of the suspect vehicle. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or may have seen the suspect vehicle is asked to call police at 202-727-9099.
"This is rush hour traffic. There were a lot of cars out here," Lanier said. "People had to see something."
