WEST GOSHEN, CHESTER COUNTY — A man accused of shooting and killing an 18-year-old woman in a case of road rage is being held without bail on murder charges after turning himself in Sunday morning, authorities said.
David Desper, 28, faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder and reckless endangerment, Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said.
CNN affiliate TV station WPVI tweeted a photo of Desper released by police.
Police said he shot Bianca Nikol Roberson after he became angry as their vehicles were merging on the same lane of a highway Wednesday evening in West Goshen, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia.
“They jockeyed for position and he wasn’t happy, so he pulled out a gun and shot Bianca in the head, killing her instantly,” Hogan said.
Roberson’s car drifted off and struck a tree, while the suspect’s vehicle, a red pickup truck, “took off like a bat out of hell,”
Police released a photo taken from surveillance video of the two vehicles driving side-by-side
Hogan said.
Roberson was killed by a single round from a 40-caliber Smith & Wesson semi-automatic handgun, Hogan said.
Police found the gun in Desper’s bedroom. He had bought in legally in November 2015 and had a permit for it, Hogan said.
He called the killing a “savage, senseless and brutal act.”
Bianca Nikol Roberson
Police used video footage from surveillance cameras to identify the truck and its owner. They urged the shooter to turn himself in over recent days.
Desper did so through his attorney about 2 a.m. Sunday, Hogan said.
Roberson recently graduated high school and had been shopping for new college clothes with her mother and grandmother before she was killed, family members said. They said she had planned to attend Jacksonville University in just a few weeks.
dorpmuller
Angry looking bastard. On a merge, one should be polite enough and give one room to maneuver. This was completely avoidable. Hope this guy gets the chair.
Marcello
Jeez, no need for that kind of anger. I had a long drive one time and bathrooms were open. I made a boom under a shade tree in thiS guys yard so he came out and threatened to shoot me. I’ve never been so terrified while going BM. Angry people
tell the whole story!
Ok Marcello, but you failed to mention how the guy’s two young daughters were selling lemonade under the same shade tree while you were dropping your deuce.
LONGGREYSOCKS
very angry young man. At least the streets of Frackville are safe never felt threatened jaywalking before on Lehigh AVenue.
Unbelievable
And they want to allow nationwide carry? This guy is a perfect example of why so many states don’t allow it or have strict laws governing who can and can’t carry.
shagtastique
No surprises here. Bearded doofus + pickup truck + packin heat = another low self esteemed loser in life that should have been aborted
Sam I Am
So now we are stereotyping guys with beards and pickups.
Guess no clean shaven in a BMW ever broke the law in your eyes
Laura
you forgot to mention his…. ahem….smaller than average gun in his pants
pot smoker
City of brotherly love , and murder . Oh well , she wasn’t blameless . I just let the ashpoles ahead of me so I can see what they do – safer.
Unbelievable
Yeah, that minor traffic incident was worth shooting someone over.
Your posts are pointless and idiotic. That’s what weed does to your brain.
Sal
Sounds about accurate for the Philly burbs….
Ho up
It had to be racially motivated call the reverend asap and get hillarys B.L.M there asap
middle fingers are less jail time
This is why I dont carry while driving. Everything escalates way too fast.
A middle finger is what started it
Only if you let it escalate. It takes two to tango.
Rick
Same here I’d be shooting someone every day.
pot smoker
I’ll bet the middle finger was fatal in this instance . Don’t raise a finger if you can’t back it up !
Unbelievable
Then you should never carry! If some ridiculous little thing like that causes you to lose control you’re unfit.
Laura
this man is very dangerous. to shoot someone over something so dumb, i’m sure he’ll claim he didn’t mean to kill her but why else would you pull out a gun while driving and shoot at someone? i hope he doesn’t get bail
troutlover
Tie this scumbag to a target on a firing range and then give the parents shoot at him with .22 handguns! No blindfold for him either!!
lesson learned
…..then after that, if he’s still alive, take him trout fishing.