Luis Damian Martinez Ortiz, 38, was shot and killed after a road rage incident on Interstate 94 near the Dowling Avenue North exit in Minneapolis on August 29, 2021. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the chest. Ortiz was driving a blue BMW; surveillance shows him exit his vehicle, approach a white Volvo driven by George Howard, collapse, get back into his car, drive down the ramp and then crash. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Investigators identified the Volvo by its license plate and tracked its driver, George Howard, to a nearby gas station. Footage there shows Howard exiting the Volvo while a passenger took the driver’s seat and left; the passenger later told investigators Ortiz had allegedly punched Howard before a shot was fired. Howard, who was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a prior conviction, initially denied involvement and later said a back-seat passenger had fired; he could not identify that person. Howard, also known as Ricco Passmore, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and admitted his role in the road rage shooting.

Did anyone witness the confrontation on the ramp or have dash or doorbell video from that stretch of I-94 that night?