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One person dead, one in custody after early morning shooting on I-80/94, Indiana State Police say

One person was killed in an apparent shooting Wednesday morning on I-80/94, and the person who reported it was taken into custody.

Indiana State Police say they got a call around 4:00 a.m. from someone saying they'd been involved in a road rage incident that resulted in a shooting on westbound I-80/94. By that point, the caller had stopped their vehicle on I-65 near 61st.

At the same time, police say they began getting reports of a single-vehicle crash near Central Avenue. When they got there, troopers say they tried to render first aid on the driver, but determined the driver had died, with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.

Police say the original caller was eventually taken to the Lake County Jail, and the incident remains under investigation.

Before joining Lakeshore Public Media, Michael honed his skills as a news anchor and reporter at WKVI/WYMR in Knox, Indiana, and served as a correspondent for the Starke County Leader. Armed with a BA from Valparaiso University, majoring in Digital Media and Humanities with a minor in Spanish, and an MS in Digital Media, Michael brings a wealth of knowledge to his role at Lakeshore.