Indiana State Police are searching for tips on a road rage shooting that occurred Sunday. Photo provided
Indiana State Police is looking for tips on shooting on Interstate 465.
On Sunday just before 9:00 p.m., ISP Dispatchers received information about shots fired from one vehicle toward another on I-465 near the 14-mile marker. Moments later, ISP was notified of a possible gunshot victim at a gas station on 10th Street near I-465. Responding officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department connected the gunshot victim with the report of shots fired on I-465, ISP responded to investigate.
The victim was an 18-year-old male who was the driver of a grey pickup truck, the passenger in the truck was not injured. The victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A preliminary investigation by ISP detectives determined the victim was driving southbound on I-465 when another driver pulled alongside him and fired several shots into the driver’s door of the truck. The suspect was driving a grey passenger car and fled the scene after the shooting. The shooting victim drove to a gas station and called 911 for help. Investigators believe the shooting was a result of a road rage incident.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or was in the area of I-465 and 10th Street on Sunday between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., and has a vehicle equipped with dash cameras, is asked to contact the Indiana State Police at 317-899-8577.
This investigation is ongoing, ISP officials said.
