10/24/12 - A $12,000 reward is now being offered as investigators from local and state police agencies work to catch a man suspected of firing shots on at least 22 vehicles. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte tells WHMI they are part of the multi-jurisdictional task force formed but their involvement is limited in that there has only been one vehicle shooting reported in Howell Township on I-96 October 18th. He says there have not been shootings in any of the four counties since last Thursday so it could be that extensive media coverage is deterring the suspect from striking again. Bezotte says the mere fact someone was firing at a moving vehicle shows the intent of trying to seriously injure or kill someone. While theyâre fortunate the incidents have stopped, Bezotte does not believe itâs the end. He says ironically, they handled the one incident on I-96 but all of the other shootings have been on side roads in Wixom and Commerce Township and then up M-52 into Perry. He says some people have said theyâve been taking Grand River as an alternate route instead of getting onto the expressway but he has told them that the majority of the shootings have occurred on side roads and they donât know why the suspect is taking these paths. The task force investigating the shootings has received more than 250 tips and authorities continue to follow up on those. Bezotte believes the best chance of finding the person responsible is through the public eyes and ears of the communities involved. Tips can be made to the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department or 1-800-SPEAK UP. (JM)
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