Current:Home > MarketsA gunman has repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina’s capital -FundTrack
A gunman has repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina’s capital
View
Date:2025-04-18 11:09:29
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A gunman has repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina’s capital this week, injuring one person, police said.
Several people reported gunfire on a stretch of Interstate 40 in Raleigh and Cary at about 5 a.m. during morning rush hour on Wednesday, according to Raleigh police. In total, there have been six reported shootings in Wake County that authorities believe are largely connected — two on Monday and four on Wednesday.
Police have not named a suspect.
“We are going to do all we can to identify and find who is responsible for this,” Raleigh Deputy Chief Rico Boyce said at a news conference Wednesday.
There were no reported injuries on Wednesday, officials said. However, a few days earlier on Monday morning, a woman was shot in the leg on I-40.
Police say they don’t believe the shootings were incidents of road rage. The shooter is suspected of using a handgun, authorities said.
Finding the suspect is a priority for police because of how busy I-40 can be, Boyce said. Patrols will remain along I-40 until they can find who is responsible for the shootings, he said.
Another incident of shots fired into a vehicle in southwest Raleigh — about 2 miles (3 kilometers) away from I-40 — was reported Thursday morning, police said. The shooting is under investigation, and police say it’s unknown whether it is connected to the interstate shootings.
veryGood! (7874)
Related
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Benny Blanco’s Persian Rug Toenail Art Cannot Be Unseen
- North Carolina public school students inch higher in test scores
- Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Grandmother charged with homicide, abuse of corpse in 3-year-old granddaughter’s death
- Simon Cowell Reacts to Carrie Underwood Becoming American Idol Judge
- Lala Kent Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute
Ranking
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- Americans who have a job are feeling secure. Not so for many who are looking for one
- Judge blocks Ohio from enforcing laws restricting medication abortions
- Nvidia, chip stocks waver after previous day's sell-off
- Small twin
- Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time
- 90-year-old Navy veteran shot, killed during carjacking in Houston, police say
- Half a house for half a million dollars: Home crushed by tree hits market near Los Angeles
Recommendation
Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
Man serving 20-year sentence in New York makes it on the ballot for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat
An inherited IRA can boost your finances, but new IRS rules may mean a tax headache
Horoscopes Today, September 4, 2024
South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
Orlando Bloom Has the Perfect Response to Katy Perry's NSFW Comments About Sex and Housework
Grandmother charged with homicide, abuse of corpse in 3-year-old granddaughter’s death
Patrick Surtain II, Broncos agree to four-year, $96 million extension