Bensalem Township Public Safety Director William McVey said Monday that John Mathis has victimized drivers in Bucks County multiple times before. Read more Vinny Vella / Staff

by Vinny Vella Published Aug. 4, 2025, 3:54 p.m. ET

A Bucks County couple was going about their normal routine and enjoying their evening on Saturday when a gun-toting, serial road-rage antagonist pointed his weapon at them as they drove along Route 13 in Bensalem, police said Monday.

And when John Mathis, 44, refused to leave the couple alone, a police officer had to physically block him from his intended victims with a patrol car to get him to stop, Bensalem Township Public Safety Director William McVey said.

Mathis refused to drop his weapon, police said, and the officer shot him.

Mathis, of Levi

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