Ryan Hawkins, 35, was killed in a road rage shooting on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis. Driving his Hyundai Elantra northbound, Hawkins was struck by a gunshot to the neck after a Ford Explorer pulled alongside and someone inside extended an arm and fired. His car veered off the highway, struck a pond and ejected him onto the grass; first responders found him unresponsive and pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators reported bullet holes in the side of Hawkins’ submerged vehicle and used witness statements and highway surveillance to identify the Explorer within hours.

Indiana State Police arrested 24-year-old Andre Briski and 23-year-old Shawna Rowland within days. Passengers in the Explorer told police Hawkins made hand gestures as he passed; Rowland allegedly encouraged Briski to speed up and follow. Briski later confessed, saying he didn’t mean to and claimed he feared a crash. He pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 45 years in prison; charges against Rowland remained pending as of May 2024.

Does anyone have further details about the sequence of events on the highway or remember seeing the vehicles involved that afternoon?