JASPER COUNTY, Ind. – An Illinois man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting on I-65 in Indiana.
Indiana State Police said at around 8:15 p.m. Friday, troopers received a 911 call informing them of a shooting on I-65 near mile-marker 215 by the Rensselaer Exit in Jasper County. The caller told dispatch someone had shot him while he was traveling southbound.
The suspect, meanwhile, continued driving southbound, but the caller was able to give an accurate description of the suspect’s vehicle.
Lafayette District Troopers, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department and the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Department were also made aware of the suspect’s vehicle, which was later found on I-65 near mile-marker 166, just south of Lafayette.
Officers pulled the vehicle over and detained three people inside. A 9mm Glock handgun was also found inside the vehicle, according to investigators.
ISP said charges were filed against one of occupants Saturday morning. The occupant, 19-year-old Dwayne Johnson Jr. of Country Club Hills, Illinois, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery with a deadly weapon, and criminal recklessness.
The other two occupants were released and are not facing any charges.
The victim was taken to a Lafayette hospital and then later to Indianapolis for treatment of his gunshot wound. He is expected to recover.
