Indiana Teens Arrested In Illinois Interstate Vehicle Shooting That Injured 11-Year-Old Girl

GARY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Four Indiana teens are under arrest and charged with Attempted Murder, after an interstate shooting left two people injured, including an 11-year-old girl near Lansing, Illinois, on Friday.

Police say they received a tip that led them to an apartment complex in Gary where – Naja Wilder, 18 of Richton Park, Illinois, and three juveniles, a 16-year-old from Pendleton, Indiana, a 17-year-old from Park Forest, Illinois, and a 17-year-old from Illinois – were arrested for their involvement in the shooting.

Police also learned that the vehicle that was involved in the shooting had been carjacked, earlier on Friday, in Illinois at gunpoint.

Troopers responding to the scene on Interstate 80/94 around 5:30 p.m. Friday found a gray Kia with multiple bullet holes in the side and two people inside that had been shot. One of the victims was an 11-year-old from Illinois that was sitting in the front seat. A 23-year-old passenger in the backseat was also wounded.

The four males were taken into custody without incident, reports WTHR.

All were booked at the Lake County Jail in Crown Point and charged with Attempted Murder.

Anyone with possible additional information on the shooting should contact police at 911.

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