INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police have made an arrest in an I-465 road rage shooting that left an 18-year-old injured last month.
A 19-year-old suspect has been arrested on a preliminary charged of aggravated battery, a level 3 felony.
On July 21, just before 9 p.m., dispatchers received information about shots fired from one vehicle to another on I-465 near the 14 mile marker.
Moments later, ISP was notified of a possible gunshot victim at the gas station on 10th Street near I-465.
When ISP responded to investigate, they found an 18-year-old male who was the driver of a grey pickup truck. The passenger of the truck was not injured. The driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Preliminary investigation by ISP detectives determined the victim was driving southbound on I-465 when another driver pulled up beside 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 victim drove to a gas station and called 911 for help.
During an investigation, detectives learned the road rage encounter began when a piece of trash blew out of the victim's pick-up truck. The suspect and the driver became involved in road rage, leading to shots fired.
After the investigation ISP issued a search warrant for the suspect and on Friday, Aug, 9, the suspect was arrested.
Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine said road rage shootings are a growing issue.
"We've had 43 shootings on Indianapolis area interstates Since January 1st. We've had an additional 183 calls of road rage incidents that involve displaying or pointing a firearm," said Sgt. John Perrine. "With the rate we are going we are going to exceed not even last years number but our highest numbers of 66 in the last five years and so we are certainly concerned and what we need is the public's help. We need people to see road rage even if they don't see it we need them to report it to us immediately."
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Anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or was in the area of I-465 and 10th Street between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. July 21, 2024, and has a vehicle equipped with dash cameras, is asked to contact the Indiana State Police at 317-899-8577.
