Indiana interstate shootings happening 5 times more in 2021 than in past 2 years

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — So acold successful 2021, the authorities has recorded 53 interstate shootings, according to Indiana State Police.

It’s a immense summation compared to conscionable 9 interstate shootings successful 2018 and 2019.

“It’s a concerning number,” said authorities constabulary Sgt. John Perrine. “I deliberation we’re seeing an summation successful assertive driving. I don’t cognize why. I don’t deliberation we tin pinpoint 1 crushed for it.”

Just past week, a 16-year-old was connected her mode to a haunted location erstwhile someone changeable astatine her car portion connected I-465. According to a enactment done by AAA successful 2019, astir 80% of drivers expressed “significant anger, aggression oregon roadworthy rage down the instrumentality astatine slightest erstwhile successful the erstwhile 30 days.”

Perrine said, “We’ve each made mistakes. When radical commencement intentionally, criminally driving (and) criminally doing things to effort to scare, impede oregon adjacent interaction the different enactment it’s precise dangerous.”

The authorities constabulary sergeant says immoderate of the 53 interstate shootings truthful acold this twelvemonth were not related to roadworthy rage but were alternatively targeted shootings. Still, helium says, the bulk of the interstate shootings were a effect of radical getting aggravated portion driving. A survey done by Everytown For Gun Safety says, truthful acold successful 2021, that “a idiosyncratic changeable and either injured oregon killed successful a roadworthy rage incidental each 18 hours connected average” nationwide.

Perrine says investigations of interstate shootings tin beryllium hard due to the fact that transgression scenes are “mobile.” He says they trust heavy connected witnesses.

“Maybe (witnesses) don’t consciousness similar they tin assistance the case, and I would accidental they perfectly tin assistance our lawsuit with immoderate accusation that they have, adjacent if they lone cognize the colour of the car oregon what lane the car was successful oregon thing similar that is invaluable to our investigation.”

State constabulary person these tips for anyone who sees oregon is progressive successful a roadworthy rage incident:

Remain calm, agitation oregon antagonistic assertive maneuvers tin escalate the situation.
Drive distant from the aggressor by utilizing a crook awesome to alteration lanes, allowing the aggressor to pass, exit the highway, halt successful a well-lit populated area.
If stopped successful postulation oregon successful an country wherever you indispensable halt owed to a halt motion oregon halt airy guarantee each of your car doors are locked and permission yourself a way of escape.
Immediately study the incidental to constabulary by calling 911 (Indiana Hands Free Law allows you to usage a compartment telephone portion driving to study an exigency to 911).