Person dead after road rage shooting, crash into pond southeast of downtown Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — A person is dead after a road rage shooting possibly led to a vehicle crashing into a pond, Indiana State Police said.

The "gunfire altercation" happened about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 65 near County Line Road. A vehicle then reportedly flipped into a pond near Tanza Road on the city's southeast side.

Reports of gunfire on the interstate came in at the same time as reports of a vehicle going off the road into a pond. Within minutes, Indiana State troopers and Indianapolis Fire Department divers were in the pond, said ISP Sgt. John Perrine.

The driver of the vehicle was ejected before it landed in the water, and no one else was inside before the crash. Police are investigating how or if the vehicle that crashed into the water is connected to reports of gunfire, Perrine said.

“We do have a large crime scene here," Perrine said, referring to the wide swath of area marked off with tape. "It’s also a crash scene."

Officials have not yet released information on the person killed in the crash.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis crime: Road rage shooting, crash into pond leaves 1 dead