Victim in deadly I-65 road rage shooting identified, authorities find suspect's car

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police continue to investigate Wednesday's deadly road rage shooting on Interstate 65 .According to state police, Hawkins was driving northbound on I-65 near Southport Road when he was shot and veered off of the highway.

Hawkins' car crashed into a pond, and he was thrown from the vehicle before it sank. State police found a bullet wound on Hawkins' body and several bullet holes in Hawkins' car. "It breaks my heart," said Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine."It's terrifying to think that somebody could make a mistake while driving and it could cost them their life at the hands of somebody violent. It's terrifying to think that making a mistake could be a death sentence.

Perrine said the agency is concerned about the rise in road rage shootings since the pandemic. He reports Indiana State Police has responded to more than 60 road rage shootings on Indianapolis interstates every year since 2021. In comparison, he said they only responded to 9 such incidents in both 2018 and 2019.

"It's very alarming and we need to find answers for why this is happening, why people are so quick to go to violence to try and resolve a conflict that happens while driving on the road," he said.

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