Police looking for witnesses in I-465 shooting

Indianapolis, IN — Detectives from the Indiana State Police are investigating a possible road rage encounter that led to shots fired along I-465. Friday afternoon, around 3:30 pm, troopers were called to the area of I-465 and US 31 on the south side of Indianapolis for reports of shots fired.

A red Dodge Ram pulling a trailer was found to have bullet holes in the trailer, neither the adult male, adult female, or juvenile occupant of the truck were injured. The suspect vehicle is described as a purple Nissan Altima with a chrome grill. Witnesses allege the Nissan was occupied by four black males wearing black masks, more than one of the occupants allegedly displayed a firearm before shots were fired.

Investigators are asking anyone who may have been in the area of I-465 eastbound near US 31 around 3:30 that afternoon and may have witnessed the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at 317-232-TIPS. Detectives would also like trucking companies with dash cameras to check their footage if they had trucks in the area.