18-year-old woman shot dead in apparent road rage incident

Police in Pennsylvania are searching for a man who shot and killed an 18-year-old woman in what officers said was a road rage incident.

Officers initially responded to what they thought was a fatal collision at West Goshen, west of Philadelphia, when they discovered that the driver, Bianca Roberson, had been shot in the head.

Police now believe the teenager, who had recently graduated from high school, was targeted by another driver who shot her as she attempted to merge into the same lane as his red pickup truck.

“Her car started jostling with a red pickup truck - not actually hitting - but both of them trying to merge together,” Chester Country prosecutor Tom Hogan told reporters.

“And then she was shot. The man in the red pickup truck shot her directly in the head.”

He added: “This was a senseless and brutal act of violence.”

Traffic cameras captured images of Ms Roberson’s green car and the red truck.

The driver of the truck is described as a man between 30 and 40 years of age, white, with a medium build and blonde hair. He is considered armed and extremely dangerous. “Every cop in three states is looking for this red pickup truck,” Mr Hogan said.

The teenager’s father, Rodney, told NBC that his daughter was preparing to attend Jacksonville University.

“We were all excited for her,” he said. “She was excited. We were just happy for her.’

Her brother, Dontae Arburg, said she was “very loved”. He said: “She always smiled. Always wanted to entertain and make you smile."