Tow Truck Driver's Road Rage Death Remains Unsolved: Prince George's Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — As the one-year anniversary approaches of the fatal road rage shooting of a tow truck driver, investigators have released more details. Authorities continue to seek the identity of the suspect pictured in video footage captured during the incident.

On March 19, 2022, Delonte Hicks, 29, of Washington, D.C., was shot while driving a tow truck in Prince George’s County. He was taken to a hospital where he later died of his injuries. Autopsy results indicate his cause and manner of death as homicide by multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Maryland State Police.

Investigators believe the suspect vehicle involved is a 2018 or 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The color of the vehicle is either black or gray. The suspect appears in the driver’s seat in the photos below.

Hicks was traveling on eastbound Route 50 at Route 410/Veterans Parkway in Prince George’s County. At approximately 4:45 p.m., March 19, 2022, police believe Hicks exchanged words with the driver of a Hyundai Sonata when he pulled out a weapon and fired into the vehicle, striking Hicks. The gunman continued eastbound on Route 50.

Maryland State Police homicide detectives are continuing the investigation with assistance provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department. Police ask that anyone with information relevant to this incident call or text 410-365-5941.