Police identified on Monday the suspect in a chaotic crime spree on I-95 in Delaware just over the Maryland line on Friday, which included a school bus shot up, several carjackings, several shootouts with police, and the suspect ultimately shot and killed.
The chase tied up traffic on I-95 for most of the day.
It started at 7:29 a.m. in Newport, Del., when Delaware State Police got a call about a man with a gun. Police say when they approached the suspect - identified as 39-year-old Jonathan Wiseman, of New Castle, Del. - he pointed a gun at troopers "and gunfire ensued." A vo-tech school bus was shot during the shootout. No one was injured.
He fled to central Newport, where he was able to carjack someone, then fled the area.
Police followed him to the Newark and New Castle areas. He carjacked a second victim, and more gunshots were fired. He fled south on foot through the woods toward I-95, where he tried to carjack two more people.
During one of these attempts, the suspect shot one round, hitting the inside of the vehicle. He was then able to actually carjack a third victim. Officers shot at the suspect during this altercation, which led to an uninvolved driver being injured. It's unclear how exactly that driver was injured, but he was taken to an area hospital and later released.
The suspect fled south on I-95 to Newark, Del., just beyond the Maryland line. Officers shot the suspect, and he was pronounced dead there.
The incident tied up traffic throughout northern Delaware for most of the day Friday. Maryland Transportation Authority said at about 2:50 p.m. that lanes remained closed to northbound I-95 traffic at the Delaware line.
REMINDER: I-95 Northbound at the DE line; All lanes are still closed for police activity on DE side. Detour still in effect. #MDTraffic
— MDTA (@TheMDTA) December 2, 2022
Delaware State Police added: "We'd just like to thank the public for their patience this morning. We know the roadways were very gridlocked."
