Delaware man arrested for fatal road rage shooting in Newark, state police say

Delaware State Police say a 28-year-old man from Saint Georges has been arrested and charged with murder after a fatal road rage shooting in Newark this week. William Simpler Jr. was taken into custody without incident at his home. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting Tuesday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Salem Church Road and Old Baltimore Pike. Investigators found 46-year-old Jason Paoletti, of Bear, with a gunshot wound; he later died at a nearby hospital. Police said Paoletti was riding behind a Hyundai Elantra, where a red-light confrontation escalated into a verbal altercation.