Louis E. Ciccanti Jr., 51, was found dead in his black 2004 Mercedes Benz 500 on Interstate 76 in Mount Ephraim, New Jersey, on January 24, 2022. The vehicle had struck a traffic barrier and at first looked like a single-car crash, but the New Jersey State Police determined Ciccanti died of a gunshot wound sustained before the collision.

Investigators say the incident began earlier on the Schuylkill Expressway near Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Ciccanti’s Mercedes and a black sedan traveling east and crossing the Walt Whitman Bridge into South Jersey; authorities believe the fatal shot was fired after the bridge crossing. Ciccanti was driving home to Cherry Hill from his job as a rail vehicle electronic equipment maintainer for SEPTA when he was killed.

New Jersey State Police have released images and surveillance video of the black sedan and are asking the public for help. No arrests have been announced; the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office is handling tips. If anyone has information about the black sedan or the persons involved, contact the prosecutor’s office.