STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is investigating some complaints of houses that were damaged by projectiles early Tuesday morning.
Sheriff’s deputies first responded to a residence in the 1100 block of East CR 300 N at about 2:30 a.m. on a report of a house being damaged by a projectile. A preliminary investigation indicated that a projectile came from a passing vehicle traveling eastbound on CR 300 N, according to police. A second report came from a residence in the 2400 block of East CR 100 N just after 3:30 a.m.
Initial responding deputies also located evidence at the second incident indicating that a projectile also came from a passing vehicle traveling westbound on CR 100 N. Later that that afternoon just after 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to a third compliant of a house being damaged by a projectile in the 5300 block of East Metz Rd.
Evidence located at the third incident again, indicated that the projectile came from a passing vehicle traveling on Metz Rd. It’s believed that the third incident happened at around 2:00 a.m. that morning.
At this time, the suspect vehicle can only be described as a vehicle with a loud exhaust. It does appear that all three incidents are related along with a fourth incident that’s being investigated by the Indiana State Police however, police say there is no evidence indicating that anyone was specifically being targeted.
Anyone with information that could possibly assist in the investigation is asked to contact the Steuben County Sheriff’s Detective Bureau at 260-668-1000 Ext. 5000 or Steuben County Crime Stoppers at 260-668-STOP.
