Hunter Rowley dies in Washington County crash, Wdrb reports

wdrb reports Indiana State Police detectives from the Sellersburg Post are investigating an apparent shooting and vehicle crash in rural Washington County, Indiana, after 17-year-old Hunter Rowley was found dead Saturday evening. Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and local first responders were sent to a crash alert around 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of South Big Springs Road, about nine miles south of Salem.

South Big Springs Road

Crews found Rowley of Pekin, Indiana, at the scene, and he was pronounced dead there. Deputies then asked Indiana State Police to assist, bringing detectives and crime scene investigators to the road to collect evidence and begin sorting out what led to the shooting and crash.

Indiana State Police inquiry

The case remains active and ongoing, and police said the investigation is still in its early stages. Authorities also said there is no indication of an ongoing danger to the public at this time, a point that narrows the immediate concern to the investigation itself rather than any broader public alert.

Washington County scene

For people in the area, the practical change is limited but direct: South Big Springs Road was the center of a police response Saturday night, and investigators are now handling the scene as a death investigation tied to both a shooting and a crash. The most immediate public-facing step is the work already underway by Indiana State Police detectives from the Sellersburg Post.