An incident involving gunfire took place Wednesday morning on Interstate 85 northbound close to milepost 23. The Troup County Sheriff’s Office is looking into it.
Around 7:56 in the morning, a driver called 911 to report that a person driving what he described as an older white Cadillac had shot at and hit his car.
A driver shot on the I-85 northbound.
The I-85 northbound near the 23-mile marker was the scene of a shooting, which the Troup County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking into.
A driver called 911 on August 17 at 7:56 a.m. after being shot at and struck by someone driving what he described as an older white Cadillac driven by a man.
The incident did not result in any injuries to the victim, and the suspect continued to travel north on I-85. Deputies from Troup County are looking into the shooting between exits 18 and 28.
Statement by The Auburn Police Department
The Auburn Police Department reports that one northbound lane of I-85 is now open for traffic to pass by the crime scene between mile markers 56 and 57 in Auburn, where a driver was shot at around 6:15 a.m.
A car at the scene is partially blocking the interstate under a canopy.
A second interstate shooting was reported in Troup County about an hour after that one, and authorities believe the two shootings are likely connected.
What happened to the driver shot at I-85 northbound?
The Troup County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened on I-85 northbound close to milepost 23.
On August 17 at 7:56 a.m., a driver dialled 911 after being shot at and struck by a person in what he described as an older white Cadillac being driven by a man.
The victim wasn’t hurt in the incident, and the suspect kept driving north on I-85 after it. Troup County deputies are investigating the shooting that occurred between exits 18 and 28.
Similar incident like I-85 northbound
The Auburn Police Department reports that one northbound lanes of I-85 is now open for traffic to pass by the crime scene between mile markers 56 and 57 in Auburn, where a driver was shot at around 6:15 a.m.
A car at the scene is partially blocking the interstate under a canopy.
A second interstate shooting was reported in Troup County about an hour after that one, and authorities believe the two shootings are likely connected.
The investigation into whether the shooting in Montgomery earlier this morning and the interstate shootings in Lee and Troup counties is being conducted by law enforcement agencies in the meantime.
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The Troup County Sheriff’s Office, the Montgomery Police Department, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are among those organisations. The case’s detectives at Auburn Police can be reached at 334-501-3140 or the tip line at 334-246-1391 if you have any information.
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