Kevin Pruitt, 27, of Chicago was fatally shot after an argument with the driver of the vehicle he was riding in on the Indiana Toll Road near Gary, Indiana. The shooting occurred on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, while Pruitt was a passenger; the driver, identified as 26-year-old Ayana Rashawnda Jamerson of Gary, allegedly produced a firearm during the dispute and shot him.

Jamerson did not immediately summon emergency services but drove Pruitt to Northlake Hospital in Gary. Hospital staff and responding officers say she gave inconsistent accounts and used several different names to conceal her identity and what had happened. Pruitt was later airlifted to a Chicago hospital but died of his injuries on September 30, 2021. Jamerson was arrested and charged with murder, a Level 1 felony; authorities described the incident as a domestic dispute that escalated to violence rather than a random act.

Did anyone in the area of the Indiana Toll Road that day see the vehicle involved or have information about the argument that led to this shooting?