MARION – On November 26, 2019 at 5:52 pm, the Marion Police Department responded to a report of an Accident with Injury at Mason Blvd/Baldwin Ave. Officers arrived on scene and discovered that the driver of one of the vehicles was unresponsive. Officers immediately began resuscitation efforts until Marion General Hospital personnel arrived. During the investigation it was discovered that one round from an AR15 style rifle had been discharged from inside the vehicle, prior to the crash, striking the driver. The shooting of the driver caused a minor accident with another vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle was transported to Marion General Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The victim has been identified as Annalysa Nikole McMillan, age 19 of Gas City Indiana.
Austin Mark Smith, age 22 of Marion Indiana, has been preliminarily charged with Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon, Level 6 Felony and Reckless Homicide, Level 5 Felony.
An autopsy will be conducted at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center – Fort Wayne, IN.
