A routine traffic collision escalated into a fatal road-rage shooting on Interstate 285 near Decatur. On June 5, 2017, 32-year-old Chris Ervin of Stone Mountain was struck from behind when a pickup truck driven by 39-year-old Johnnie Hudson of Decatur hit his Lexus. Ervin exited his vehicle and approached Hudson’s truck; while Hudson remained inside the pickup he fired a weapon, striking Ervin in the upper torso. An officer found Ervin’s body beside the pickup’s front tire and investigators determined Ervin was unarmed. A .40-caliber shell casing was recovered amid broken glass from the driver’s side window.

Hudson was taken into custody at the scene after admitting to the shooting and reportedly asking a witness to call 911. He was charged with murder and later released on $75,000 bond. Ervin was a professional truck driver and father of three; his funeral was held June 16, 2017, at True Love Christian Ministries in Lithonia. What did anyone in the area see or hear that night?