INDIANAPOLIS — Two people were taken to the hospital Sunday night after their car was shot at on Interstate 70 on the east side of Indianapolis.
Investigators believe three people were in a car traveling westbound on I-70 near Shadeland Avenue when they were shot at by someone in another vehicle.
State troopers and IMPD officers were called to the shooting at around 7:30 p.m.
They arrived to find one of the passengers had been shot. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The driver had minor injuries. Authorities initially thought the driver had been shot, however, in an update ISP said the driver was injured after being hit by shrapnel from the gunfire.
Investigators believe there was a third person in the car who fled the scene before police arrived.
Authorities have not shared a description of the suspect or suspect vehicle.
ISP is asking anyone who was driving in the area of I-70 near Shadeland Avenue around 7:30 p.m. who may have witnessed this incident to contact Indiana State Police.
The highway was shut down briefly to allow police to investigate. By 9:40 p.m., all lanes of I-70 at the 88-mile marker had reopened.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.