INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police is investigating after a Noblesville man was found fatally shot inside a car along Interstate 65 just north of downtown Indianapolis Sunday afternoon.
Around 1:45 p.m. Dec. 3, troopers responded to the ramp from I-65 northbound to southbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street for a report of a man possibly slumped over the steering wheel of a car.
At the scene, troopers found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound(s) inside a grey Nissan van. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
State police later identified the man as 52-year-old Luis Martinez, of Noblesville, and said investigators found bullet holes in the passenger side of the car.
The exit ramp from I-65 to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and West streets was closed for roughly two hours Sunday afternoon.
Detectives are looking for anyone who was driving in the area around 1:45 p.m. who has a camera on their car.
“Our detective checked the scene and collected all that they could that will help tell the story, but we still have some missing pieces that we need folks to fill in for us,” ISP Sgt. John Perrine said. “Anybody that was in that area, even if you don’t remember seeing it or you are not sure what you saw, the little bit of information could be very valuable to our case. So, we are asking those folks to give us a call.”
State police are still investigating if the shooting stemmed from a road rage situation. As of Monday, there were no updates.
So far this year, ISP has investigated 54 interstate shootings in Indianapolis and 213 other incidents where someone pointed or pulled a gun in a road rage situation.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Indiana State Police at 317-899-8577 or call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.