11/1/12 - As a task force follows up on more than 2,000 tips related to a series of shootings along the I-96 corridor, officials yesterday encouraged the public not to change their daily routines and for the media to be careful linking unrelated events to the case. Wixom Police Chief Clarence Goodlein, State Police Lt. Michael Shaw and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard spoke to reporters yesterday, saying that while nine of the shootings have been linked through forensic testing, only three of the 24 reported incidents have actually taken place on I-96. The remainder have been on trunk lines or local streets. Shaw urged people not to connect other events, such as a reported road rage incident that happened earlier Wednesday in Livingston County, to the shootings. A Detroit television station aired a report that the incident was possibly related to the shootings, setting off panic and concern in the community. The incident instead turned out to only involve two men who got into a dispute after one aggressively tailgated the other. So far, only one person has been injured in the shootings. 46-year-old Scott Arnold of Delton, near Kalamazoo, was struck in the buttocks by a bullet as he drove Saturday on I-96 near Fowlerville. Authorities are offering a $102,000 reward for information in the case. Investigators say they believe the shooter is a white male in his 30âs, driving a dark-colored, four-door, 10- to 12-year-old car similar to an Oldsmobile Alero, Toyota Camry or Chevy Cavalier. (JK)
↧