EDITORS NOTE: This article has been edited to reflect updated information from police.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre Township Police say they are looking for a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a group of high school students during a reported road rage incident.
According to Wilkes-Barre Township Detective Robert Capparell, on Friday around 11:10 a.m., a group of high school students were driving on Highland Park Boulevard around the Schechter Drive intersection when a man in a gold Toyota four-door sedan cut them off.
Police say after cutting off the group of teens’ car, the man exchanged words with them, returned to his car, pulled out a gun, pointed it at them, and asked, “What was it you said?”
Officers say while the students called the police, the man with the gun jumped back into his gold Toyota sedan and drove away.
Investigators say they are currently looking for the man and are asking anyone who saw the incident or has information about the suspect or his whereabouts to please contact the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department at 570-208-4635 and ask for Detective Robert Capparell or Sgt. Phillips.
