Police Link 12 Shootings on Ohio Highway
Authorities have linked 12 shootings along a five-mile stretch of interstate highway around Columbus, including one that killed a woman and another that broke a window at an elementary school.
Four of the shootings -- three at vehicles and one at the school last month -- were from the same gun, Franklin County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Steve Martin said Tuesday.
Although ballistics tests could not link the rest of the shootings along Interstate 270, investigators said they “are comfortable” saying all 12 are connected, he said.
Authorities have received more than 500 tips, but would not speculate about the shooter and would not say what type of weapon has been used.
“Collectively, we think it’s not good for us to put that information out,” Martin said.
The shootings began in May along the freeway that circles Columbus. Many were not reported until after Nov. 25, when 62-year-old Gail Knisley was killed by a bullet that pierced the side of a car driven by a friend.
The latest shooting occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary School in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.
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