No Murder Charge In I-5 Road Rage Death

TACOMA, WA - A woman who shot and killed a man along I-5 in early February will not face a murder charge, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday. Aubrey Bowlin, 24, of Tacoma, allegedly shot Bruce Jones, of Roy, during a road rage incident alongside the highway on Feb. 8, according to state patrol.

According to the prosecutor's office, it was Jones who instigated the altercation. He was angry at how Bowlin was driving her motorcycle, witnesses told police, and so he boxed her in with his SUV and started a fight.

"The fight that followed was initiated by Jones. At some point, Bowlin head butted Jones, who then drove Bowlin's head into the jersey barrier before taking her to the ground. Bowlin shot Jones once in the chest when he attempted to climb on top of her," the prosecutor's office wrote in a press release.

The shooting caused long delays along I-5. The two left southbound lanes were blocked as well as the northbound HOV lane.

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