Plymouth police release more information on Hwy. 169 fatal shooting

More specific description offered of shooter's vehicle.

July 22, 2021 at 10:22PM
Authorities investigating a fatal road-rage shooting on Hwy. 169 in Plymouth say they are looking for a silver Chevrolet Suburban LT made between 2015 and 2020, and released this photo of the vehicle. (Plymouth police/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Plymouth police on Thursday released a more specific description of a vehicle involved in a road-rage fatal shooting this month on Hwy. 169.

Authorities were looking for a 2015-20 silver Chevrolet Suburban LT, according to a news release.

The victim, Jay Boughton, was shot in the head about 10 p.m. on July 6 south of County Road 9 as he drove his teenage son home from a baseball game.

A series of video clips show the shooter's vehicle heading west on Interstate 694 near N. Snelling Avenue in Arden Hills before exiting onto southbound Hwy. 169 and then pulling up on the left and briefly pacing Boughton's vehicle before the shooting.

Police say the traffic altercation "escalated quickly" and that the shooter may have killed Boughton over something as minor as a lane change.

Anyone who saw the suspect's vehicle in Arden Hills on Snelling Avenue south of I-694 or traveling westbound along I-694 is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Minnesota at 800-222-8477 or submit a tip at crimestoppersmn.org.

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A silver Chevrolet Suburban LT similar to this vehicle was being sought in Jay Boughton’s shooting death July 6 on Hwy 169. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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