GREENWOOD – Indiana State Police Detectives continue to actively investigate and are currently following leads, speaking to witnesses who have come forward, and examining evidence found at the crime scene of a road rage incident that led to gunfire on I-65.
At this point in the investigation, detectives are searching for a silver or gray sedan-style car with dark-tinted windows.
The Indiana State Police is still seeking more information from witnesses who may have been in the area of I-65 and County Line Road or were traveling on I-65 southbound near County Line Road Wednesday, January 11, 2022, between 6:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Investigators believe this incident began as a road rage encounter that led to gunfire. The road rage is believed to have initiated on I-65 southbound north of County Line Road.
When police arrived at approximately 6:26 p.m., first responders were called to the area of I-65 and County Line Road in Greenwood for reports of a person shot. Greenwood Police Officers, along with the Greenwood Fire Department were the first to arrive and found 43-year-old Richard Hamilton in the passenger seat of a white van who was unresponsive. Hamilton had an injury consistent with a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene by personnel from the Johnson County Coroner’s Office.
There were no other people known to be injured in this incident.
Detectives are asking anyone with dash cameras, who were in the area of I-65 and County Line Road in Greenwood Indiana around 6:20 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on January 11, 2023, to review their cameras and contact the Indiana State Police at 317-899-8577. Anybody with information about this crime can also anonymously report information to CrimeStoppers at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
