Morning commuters face delays Friday morning as the Wake County Sheriff’s Office investigates a shooting incident on Interstate 40 East. The right lane is blocked near North Harrison Avenue while deputies collect evidence and determine “the circumstances surrounding” the incident,

The family of Ricardo Baez Cardenas says he was a father of two children and was on his way to work when he was shot.

Interstate 40 is set to open to traffic on Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes last September. N.C. Department of Transportation and contract crews have stabilized the remaining westbound lanes and prepared them to provide one lane of traffic in each direction.

A witness shared a video with WRAL News of shots fired from one vehicle into another Friday morning on I-40. Ricardo Baez Cardenas, 35, died and authorities are still looking for the shooter.

Part of Interstate 40 was closed in Johnston County on Wednesday afternoon. Broadcastify traffic indicated there was standing water in part of the roadway.

A two-story office building being auctioned Wednesday boasts a second-floor luxury residence overlooking Interstate 40 in Del City.