NORTH WEBSTER — The brick office building at the corner of Huntington and Main streets that was heavily damaged Wednesday in a apparent road rage incident quickly reopened on Thursday.
The front corner of the building that is home to Link Accounting Group, 405 S. Main St., was damaged after a motorist, identified as Alexander Jackson, 24, of Milford, crashed his pickup truck into the building while being pursued by police. Jackson was then shot by police and taken to a Fort Wayne hospital.
The incident happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday and nobody was in the business at the time.
Few details about the chase and shooting have been released by police.
An employee for Link Accounting who declined to give her name said Thursday had been chaotic as the company dealt with insurance issues and worked to assure customers they were still open for business.
An employee for Link Accounting who declined to give her name said Thursday had been chaotic as the company dealt with insurance issues and worked to assure customers they were still open for business.
Almost all of the damage was contained to a meeting room. A reception area and other offices were not affected, allowing the business to continue operating.
Debris from the damage was collected and pushed up close to the building and police tape was stretched around the damaged portion of the building.
Meanwhile, down the street, Fred Clark seemed unfazed and put the incident into perspective.
Debris from the damage was collected and pushed up close to the building and police tape was stretched around the damaged portion of the building.
Meanwhile, down the street, Fred Clark seemed unfazed and put the incident into perspective.
Clark, as he often does, was set up Thursday afternoon outside his wife’s store, Judy’s Déjà Vu, and was painting on an easel with a view of the damaged building in the background.
Wednesday’s incident apparently began south of Syracuse and escalated as two vehicles headed south into North Webster.
Wednesday’s incident apparently began south of Syracuse and escalated as two vehicles headed south into North Webster.
Clark cast it as a passing incident and one that does not reflect badly on the town.
North Webster doesn’t have much crime, let alone shootings, Clark said.
“I’ve lived in this community for 76 years and this is the first time anything like that’s ever happened,” he said.
North Webster doesn’t have much crime, let alone shootings, Clark said.
“I’ve lived in this community for 76 years and this is the first time anything like that’s ever happened,” he said.
“It’s tragic to see a young man go nuts and do something real stupid, but I’m sure it happens every day across the United States,” Clark said. “It just happened to be Webster’s day.”
The incident is being investigated by Indiana State Police.
The incident is being investigated by Indiana State Police.
Representatives of the North Webster Police Department declined to discuss the events.
