Ohio Man Survives Latest Sniper Shooting Unharmed
A driver whose windshield was pierced by a bullet is the 20th known target of a highway sniper who has struck cars, school buses and buildings, investigators said Friday.
In the latest shooting, which occurred Thursday, Michael Thomas, 30, of Columbus said he saw a person standing in shadows on a highway overpass just after the shooting. Thomas was not hurt.
“All of a sudden I heard this ‘pow,’ ” Thomas said. “I looked up at my window and it really was cracked.”
Investigators have linked 19 previous shootings that took place on or near a section of Interstate 270 on Columbus’ south side. Thursday’s shooting occurred about eight miles south of I-270.
No ballistic evidence was found at the scene of the latest shooting along Interstate 71, but physical evidence links it to the other shootings, Franklin County sheriff’s Chief Deputy Steve Martin said.
Gail Knisley, 62, was fatally wounded Nov. 25 while riding in a car on I-270. No one else has been injured in the shootings.
The serial shootings started in May, although most have occurred since October.
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