LATHROP, Calif.– An Amazon truck driver has died after police say he was shot on Thursday, June 15, while driving northbound on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County, California.
Amazon officials confirmed that their driver, 37-year-old Ilkhom Shodiev of North Carolina, died in the incident.
Witnesses told CBS13 this was a case of road rage, but police are still giving no motive as they continue the search for the shooting suspect.
“If you were driving NB on I-5 between SR-120 and Louise Ave, between 12:30-1:00 p.m. on 6/15 and have a dash cam, we need your HELP. Please contact CHP (ISU) with any footage. You can contact ISU at (916)731-6580 or CHP-Stockton at (209)938-4800. NO TIP IS TOO SMALL,” a social post from the California Highway Patrol stated.
After he was shot, Shodiev’s big rig left the highway and crashed into the parking lot of a nearby strip mall, crashing into parked cars.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
“He was a person with a big heart he was like helpful he loved his family,” Durkahksh Sheralieva, a close family friend that translated for Ilkhom’s wife Shahnoza Jumaeva, told CBS 13.
Further details about the incident were not immediately available.
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Prayers go out to the family. Prayers of peace and comfort during this time of loss.
How many reasons can you count on why to never drive in California?
My condolences to the family first of all. It’s a total loss to society when we just can’t get along at home nor the interstate highways. It’s every where we deliver our or pickup our loads.There is so much distraction with technology where people don’t care anymore.
RIP to my fellow truck driver and may the family heal in time 🚛