Authorities are investigating a man who was found dead inside a car with guns and drugs after he followed another car for almost an hour near Wells, Nevada.
The Elko County Sheriff's Office says just before midnight on Wednesday they learned of a Dodge Challenger heading north on U.S. 93 that fired a gun at a GMC pickup headed south. Deputies say the Dodge driver turned around and followed the truck.
As the truck approached the city of Wells, the Challenger disappeared but then showed up again south of the city and pulled up again next to the truck, in the opposite lane.
That's when deputies say the Dodge driver fired another shot at the truck.
The GMC stopped and the Dodge continued on, heading south on U.S. 93.
The truck driver then went back to Wells and met with law enforcement.
Less than an hour later, Elko dispatch received another call about the same Dodge Challenger, this time parked 30 miles south of Wells.
When officers arrived, they found the Dodge driver dead inside the car - with a rifle and handgun in his lap, but deputies say he "did not die of a gunshot wound," adding "several shots were fired from within the vehicle including through the windshield."
They say about 40 grams of Fentanyl and 16 grams of meth were also found inside the Challenger.
Elko County deputies say the body was sent to the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office for identification and cause of death.
For now, they only will say that the Dodge had an Alaska license plate and that the driver appears to be from California.
The investigation is ongoing with Nevada State Police.
Fortunately, deputies add, "no one was injured by this man in his senseless attack."
