Road Rage Shooting Story - A New Twist!

If you’re like me, you first heard of this story last week, as the tragic tale of a mother of four being ruthlessly gunned down after a road rage run-in with a suspect still at large. Tammy Meyers had been teaching her teenage daughter how to drive just minutes from their home when she was shot and killed as a result of road rage. (Enter sad violins…) A reward was offered by the family of the deceased, and her children were giving statements to the media about what a good mom she was. What a sad story.

This week, however, the whole truth (or at least more of it) has come out. After leaving the school parking lot with her daughter around 11 p.m. at night (an odd time for a driving lesson), Tammy Meyers was cut off by the alleged shooter. She then drove home, dropped off her teenage daughter, and picked up her 22-year-old son and his gun. The two set out to find the traffic terrorist, driving around the neighborhood in search of him. They found him and began to follow his car for a while, before supposedly turning around to go back home. According to police, the subject then followed them home and was the first shooter in the exchange between the driver and Tammy’s son that ultimately resulted in Tammy’s death.

So to recap, this wasn’t just a heart-wrenching tragedy where an innocent mother was ruthlessly gunned down – this woman went out of her way to hunt down the offensive driver, bringing her ARMED TEENAGE SON with her! For what, back-up? What was she planning to do when the two set off, weapon in hand?! And way to put your young son in danger!

Smells bad. Totally stinks, in fact.



Today, after a stand-off with Vegas Police (along with the husband of the deceased and every media outlet in town), 19-year-old Erich Nowsch was taken into custody as the alleged suspect in the shooting.

Meanwhile it has been reported that the Meyers family knew Erich from around the neighborhood and they are already on a smear campaign to paint Erich as being a bad guy. According to NBC News, Tammy’s husband Robert Meyers said of Erich, “he knew where I live. We knew how bad he was but we didn’t know he was this bad.” (Huh? He knew how bad but he didn’t know he was this bad? I’m confused…) Mr. Meyers went on to say that his wife Tammy had “spent countless hours at that park consoling this boy," that she gave him food and money, and told him to “pull his pants up and to be a man, more times than I can count.” (More sad violins…) So the shooter is a sinner and the victim is a saint – even though SHE was the one who pursued HIM in quite the calculated manner.

I’m not saying it’s okay to go around shooting people, but it seems to me like there’s blame to share between both the victim and shooter. I guess only time will tell how the story plays out, but I am personally on Team Erich – at least for now. Stay tuned for updates!