Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man they say followed a woman for several miles and allegedly brandished a firearm during a possible road rage incident Monday night.
Deputies from the Johnson County Sheriff’s office received a report of a road rage incident involving a firearm in the area of U.S. 31 and County Road 400 South just after 9:30 p.m. Monday. Dispatchers told deputies a woman had reported she was at the intersection when someone in a black SUV fired shots at her car. She then drove away from the SUV, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office report.
Deputies found the victim traveling northbound on U.S. 31 past Nineveh Road. When deputies stopped and spoke with her, she said she was traveling with three other witnesses when the incident occurred. She also said that no one was hurt, according to the report.
There were no bullet holes in the vehicle, nor was there any apparent damage to the vehicle, according to the report.
The victim told police she was traveling northbound on Interstate 65 from the Taylorsville exit when she first noticed a black SUV following her and changing lanes as she did. She then got off the interstate at the Edinburgh exit and turned on County Road 800 East, where she saw that the SUV was continuing to follow her. The victim then asked a passenger to call 911, the report says.
The SUV continued to follow the victim as she went turned westbound onto County Road 400 South. When she approached a stop sign at the intersection with U.S. 31, the SUV pulled in front of her, and a man wearing a black hoodie exited the vehicle, according to the report.
The victim said she could not back up due to another car being behind her, so she drove around the SUV to get onto U.S. 31. She also said she saw the man holding something in his pocket and thought she heard two gunshots as she drove away. Another occupant of the victim’s vehicle told police she saw the man holding a small black gun and heard several gunshots, the report says.
A deputy drove out to the area of U.S. 31 and County Road 400 South but did not locate any shell casings or property damage in the area. Deputies also observed no bullet holes in the victim’s vehicle, nor was there any apparent damage, according to the report.
Deputies searched for the SUV but were unable to find it. A 911 caller who had been listening to police radio traffic said they saw a black SUV traveling on Forsythe Street in Franklin, but Franklin police were unable to find the SUV, according to the report.
The male who was driving the black SUV is described as a white male in his late twenties with long hair and a beard. He was also wearing a black hoodie with some type of cartoon character on it, the report says.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the sheriff’s office at (317) 346-4654.
