Shelton Resident Faces Charges in I-95 Road Rage Shooting

WHO:

NH Register - Richard McFarren, 57, is the Shelton man charged in the incident.

WTNH - Connecticut State Police are involved in the investigation.

WHAT:

NH Register - McFarren fired a gun on Interstate 95.

WTNH - McFarren was arrested on charges including discharge of a firearm, discharge of a firearm on a public highway, and breach of the peace.

WHERE:

NH Register - The incident occurred on Interstate 95 in West Haven, Connecticut.

WTNH - The shooting took place while McFarren was traveling on Interstate 95 in Milford, Connecticut.

WHEN:

NH Register - The shooting incident occurred in August.

WTNH - McFarren turned himself into police on a Tuesday.

WHY:

NH Register - The motive behind the road rage incident is not specified in the articles.

HOW:

NH Register - McFarren was driving a car registered to a business when he fired the gun.

(UPDATED October 7, 2026 15:02 UTC)

Richard McFarren, a 57-year-old man from Shelton, Connecticut, has been charged after firing a gun on Interstate 95, with the incident occurring while he was traveling through Milford. Connecticut State Police are investigating the matter, and McFarren has been arrested on multiple charges, including the discharge of a firearm on a public highway and breach of the peace. He reportedly turned himself into police on a Tuesday, and the motive behind this road rage incident remains unspecified.