MOUNT EPHRAIM BOROUGH, NJ – The New Jersey State Police have released images of a vehicle that was used by a shooter wanted for the January 24th road rage-inspired murder in Mount Ephraim.
“The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with a shooting death investigation on Interstate 76 in Mount Ephraim Borough, Camden County,” the NJSP said in a statement. “On January 24, at approximately 10:32 p.m., troopers from Troop “A” Bellmawr Station responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 76 eastbound at milepost .4. When troopers arrived, they discovered the driver of a black 2004 Mercedes Benz 500, identified as Louis E. Ciccanti Jr. had been shot and killed.”
The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim and an unidentified black sedan vehicle were both traveling eastbound on Interstate 76 in the area of Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, P.A. when they became involved in a “road rage” incident.
Surveillance video from the Walt Whitman Bridge captured both vehicles continuing over the bridge into New Jersey onto Interstate 76 eastbound.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, the events leading up to it, or any other information that might aid this investigation, is asked to contact the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Tip Line at 856-783-4900 or email at CCPOTIPS@CCPROSECUTOR.org.