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Driver opens fire on strangers along major US interstate, tells cops he ‘had to kill people today’

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Miller, B. (2026, October 8). Driver opens fire on strangers along major US interstate, tells cops he ‘had to kill people today’. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/driver-opens-fire-strangers-major-us-interstate-tells-cops-had-kill-people-today

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-08 · by Brittany Miller

Quick Summary

On Monday afternoon, Andrew Darrick Tanaka, 27, of West Des Moines, opened fire on vehicles along Interstate 35 in Warren County, Iowa, wounding a woman who was driving a black BMW. After being arrested, Tanaka told police he “had to kill people today.” He faces four counts of attempted murder and had earlier rear-ended a Nissan Altima before firing shots into the car's windshield when the occupants stopped to help him. The interstate was closed for several hours while investigators processed the scene.
Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Monday afternoon around 3:31pm, authorities in Warren County, Iowa received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire along northbound Interstate 35. Andrew Darrick Tanaka, a 27-year-old from West Des Moines, was arrested and charged with four counts of attempted murder for the incident. According to court documents, Tanaka told police he "had to kill people today" after being taken into custody. During the shooting spree, Tanaka allegedly caught up to a Subaru Outback and fired at least two rounds through its driver's side window, hitting the female driver in her left shoulder. Prior to this incident, a black BMW had passed both Tanaka’s vehicle (a black Chevrolet Equinox) and the Subaru. The Warren County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case further.

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This article reads unscored and hedges 39% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
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18
sentences that state something as happening or true
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39%
7 of 18 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Brittany Miller
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Topics

BMW Nissan Subaru Warren County the Warren County Sheriff's Office

Subjects

Tanaka PERSON · 8× BMW ORG · 3× Nissan ORG · 2× Subaru ORG · 2× Warren County GPE · 2× the Warren County Sheriff's Office ORG · 2× Andrew Darrick Tanaka PERSON · 1× Iowa GPE · 1× West Des Moines GPE · 1× the Iowa Department of Public Safety ORG · 1×

Narrative

Investigators allege Tanaka caught up to the Subaru and fired at least two rounds through the driver's side window, striking the woman behind the wheel in her left shoulder.
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Claims (18 extracted, 7 hedged)

An Iowa man accused of opening fire on passing vehicles along an interstate, wounding a woman, allegedly made a chilling admission to police after his arrest, according to court documents. uncertain
man → accuse → documents
Andrew Darrick Tanaka, 27, of West Des Moines, faces four counts of attempted murder in connection with Monday afternoon's shootings along Interstate 35 in Warren County, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. uncertain
Tanaka → face → Safety
After being taken into custody, Tanaka allegedly told law enforcement, "I had to kill people today," according to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed Tuesday in Warren County District Court. uncertain
I → take → Court
The incident began around 3:31pm Monday when authorities received multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire along the northbound lanes of I-35. asserted
authorities → begin → I-35
VIDEO SHOWS IOWA ROAD RAGE SUSPECT SURRENDER AFTER POLICE ORDER HIM TO DROP GUN Tanaka was driving a black Chevrolet Equinox when a woman driving a black BMW passed him on the interstate, according to the affidavit. uncertain
woman → show → affidavit
The BMW then passed a Subaru Outback. asserted
BMW → pass → Outback
Investigators allege Tanaka caught up to the Subaru and fired at least two rounds through the driver's side window, striking the woman behind the wheel in her left shoulder. asserted
Tanaka → allege → shoulder
He then allegedly caught up to the BMW and fired another round through its driver's side window. uncertain
He → catch → window
Tanaka continued north before rear-ending a gray Nissan Altima carrying two people, according to the affidavit. APPARENT ROAD RAGE DRIVER APPEARS TO THREATEN MOM ON CAMERA AS 3-YEAR-OLD CRIES IN BACK SEAT When the Nissan's occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car's windshield. Deputies from the Warren County Sheriff's Office, officers from the West Des Moines Police Department and Iowa State Patrol troopers responded to reports of gunfire near mile marker 56. uncertain
Deputies → continue → marker
Officers found the wounded woman and several vehicles that appeared to have been struck by gunfire. asserted
that → find → gunfire
The woman was taken to a local hospital with injuries that authorities said did not appear to be life-threatening. asserted
authorities → take → injuries
Police later found Tanaka along the interstate after his vehicle became disabled following the collision. asserted
vehicle → find → collision
POLICE SWARM MICHIGAN SHOPPING CENTER AFTER 'SIGNIFICANT' SHOOTING INCIDENT; AT LEAST 2 DEAD asserted
POLICE → swarm → INCIDENT
He was standing on the shoulder of the highway holding a handgun when officers arrived, according to the affidavit. uncertain
officers → stand → affidavit
Tanaka was taken into custody without further incident. asserted
Tanaka → take → incident
The shootings forced authorities to shut down the interstate for several hours while investigators processed the scene. asserted
investigators → force → scene
Tanaka was booked into the Warren County Jail on four counts of attempted murder. asserted
Tanaka → book → murder
The Warren County Sheriff's Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating the shootings. asserted
Office → investigate → shootings
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