Motorist Shootings Along Interstate 64

“Virginia Police Hunt for Sniper in Motorist Shootings Along Interstate 64
Thursday , March 27, 2008

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —

Virginia State Police were hunting Thursday for a sniper or snipers suspected of shooting at motorists along Interstate 64.

A 20-mile section of the major highway was closed overnight and into the early morning hours as officers pursued the gunman — but has since been reopened.

State police said that at least four cars were struck by bullets along an 11-mile stretch of the highway Wednesday night. A Virginia Department of Transportation vehicle was found with bullet holes near an exit for I-64 along Route 250, FOX News has confirmed.

The freeway was shut down between about midnight and 6 a.m. Thursday, and Albemarle County Schools were closed, according to the district's Web site.

State Police Sgt. David Cooper said two people reported injuries and went to hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro. He said neither person had life threatening injuries and he didn't know if the victims were struck by a bullet or by glass.

Cooper did not know what time each shooting occurred, but said the first call came in about midnight.

I-64 was closed from 12:10 a.m. to 6 a.m. from mile marker 96 in Augusta County to mile marker 118 in Albemarle County and VDOT set up Route 250 as a detour.

Cooper said police closed a long stretch of the interstate to gather evidence. He said investigators are closely checking several interstate ramps near the shootings, as well as wooded areas near the shootings.

State police were holding a presser at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, when they said they'd have updates on the case.”

“Why isn't this shooter in Iraq where he's supposed to be or did he hitch a ride in a shipment of minuteman fuses to get here?”

“The military screens for mental illness during the recruitment phase......”

“This reminds me of the sniper shootings in northern and central Virginia a few years ago. My kids use this highway to get home. I think I will suggest a different route to my son when he comes home this weekend.”

“We trained a lot of counter snipers the last 5 years......let's use them....”

“Man I remember the "DC Sniper" after action report...minish..did you get that talk?”

“Arrest made one suspect shot.”

“XL I never did read anything other than what was in the news. Bad deal !!!!”

“The one person arrested is also suspected in a bank shooting. He was driving a get-away car that was a (get this) a 70's era Gremlin.”

“You shoulda tried living in DC - not much fun getting gas I tell you.”

“Imagine that....using the only Gremlin in America that still runs....


...sort of hard to blend into the crowd, don't you think?”

“70's Gremlin hell can't be but two of those still running. Should have pick a better get-away car.”

“Geez, I figured the Gremlin went the way of the Pinto.”

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080328/ap_on_re_us/interstate_shootings_19”

“My wife was about to leave her worksite near Waynesboro at 4:30 am yesterday when someone said "Somebody's shooting on the interstate!" So she went on the back road back to the hotel. (We missed falling with the bridge in Minneapolis by 2.5 days too...)”

“minish, the briefing we got on "mutijurisdictional cases" was incredible. The worst threat? THE MEDIA.

They kept trying to get some smidgen of information to release.

Nah I just want to see whats behind this...sounds more like a random idiot than a calculated shooting.”