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Fatality Linked Possibly to Road Rage

(Lake Station, IN) - Indiana State Police are investigating a possible road rage-related shooting death early today on a stretch of Interstate 80/94.

 

According to the ISP, a single-vehicle crash occurred at about 4 a.m. in the westbound lanes in the Lake Station area, around the time they received a call from a man claiming to have been involved in a road rage incident.

 

Troopers responded to the crash and reportedly found the driver dead from a gunshot wound.

 

Police said the caller, located on Interstate 65 about two miles south of Interstate 80/94, was questioned about what led up to the confrontation before being arrested when investigators determined the caller was linked to the crash.

 

As per the ISP, the suspect is being detained pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation.

 

The names of the deceased and possible suspect in the shooting have not yet been released. 

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