State police arrest Indy man suspected of shooting at a car on I-65
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — White County dispatchers received a 911 call about 10 p.m. Monday from a southbound driver on Interstate 65 who reported someone in a Chevy Equinox shot at him near the 193-mile marker, according to an Indiana State Police news release.
Troopers stopped a matching Chevy a short time after the call. Their investigation led them to believe the driver — George Collins, 43, of Indianapolis — fired at least one shot at the victim's car, hitting it in the windshield, police said.
The victim was not injured, police said.
The Chevy was stolen, and troopers found a handgun inside the car, police said.
Troopers jailed Collins on suspicion of criminal recklessness with a firearm, possession of stolen property and pointing a firearm, police said.
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This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: State police suspect Indy man shot at a car on I-65 near Lafayette
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