Suspect Identified In Highway Shootings
Posted: 8:00 pm EST March 15, 2004Updated: 8:08 pm EST March 15, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A suspect is wanted in connection with the serial shootings, according to authorities.
The task force is looking for Charles A. McCoy Jr. McCoy, 28, is white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 185 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes.McCoy drives a dark green four-door 1999 Geo Metro with a black hood with license plate number CGV7387. McCoy should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees McCoy should call 911."We do not have any warrants for his arrest right now," Franklin County sheriff's Chief Deputy Steve Martin said. "It is a fluid investigation."Martin said law enforcement does not know where McCoy is, but believes he is still in the area. He said evidence leads them to believe that he is a suspect, but would not say what that evidence is.Martin said McCoy should be considered armed and dangerous "because we believe he bought another gun."The serial shootings at vehicles and buildings scattered along or near Central Ohio highways began in May, though most have occurred since mid-October. Twenty-four shootings have been linked.Witnesses to the last shooting on Feb. 14 reported seeing a shot fired from an overpass by a clean-shaven white male in his 30s with dark hair, wearing a hat and sunglasses and driving a small black sedan.Martin said the shooter may live alone, or has the freedom to come and go at all hours of the day and night. Martin said that if he is employed, he has flexibility to his schedule, NewsChannel 4 reported.He said the shooter has access to weapons, most likely a handgun, and may have shown the weapon to a close, personal friend or associate.A reward for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the shooter or shooters responsible for Gail Knisley's death on Nov. 25 stands at $60,000.Anyone with information is asked to call (614) 462-4646.WHIOTV.com will be tracking the progession of the investigation into serial highway shootings around the Columbus area. Check out the following stories about the on-going investigation.
UPDATED Interactive Map: Columbus Area Shootings
Timeline of Serial Highway Shootings
Telephone Tip Line: (614) 462-4646
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Franklin County Sheriff's Office, P.O. Box. 360562, Columbus, OH 43236-0562
The task force is looking for Charles A. McCoy Jr. McCoy, 28, is white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 185 pounds. He has brown hair and green eyes.McCoy drives a dark green four-door 1999 Geo Metro with a black hood with license plate number CGV7387. McCoy should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees McCoy should call 911."We do not have any warrants for his arrest right now," Franklin County sheriff's Chief Deputy Steve Martin said. "It is a fluid investigation."Martin said law enforcement does not know where McCoy is, but believes he is still in the area. He said evidence leads them to believe that he is a suspect, but would not say what that evidence is.Martin said McCoy should be considered armed and dangerous "because we believe he bought another gun."The serial shootings at vehicles and buildings scattered along or near Central Ohio highways began in May, though most have occurred since mid-October. Twenty-four shootings have been linked.Witnesses to the last shooting on Feb. 14 reported seeing a shot fired from an overpass by a clean-shaven white male in his 30s with dark hair, wearing a hat and sunglasses and driving a small black sedan.Martin said the shooter may live alone, or has the freedom to come and go at all hours of the day and night. Martin said that if he is employed, he has flexibility to his schedule, NewsChannel 4 reported.He said the shooter has access to weapons, most likely a handgun, and may have shown the weapon to a close, personal friend or associate.A reward for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the shooter or shooters responsible for Gail Knisley's death on Nov. 25 stands at $60,000.Anyone with information is asked to call (614) 462-4646.WHIOTV.com will be tracking the progession of the investigation into serial highway shootings around the Columbus area. Check out the following stories about the on-going investigation. UPDATED Interactive Map: Columbus Area Shootings Timeline of Serial Highway Shootings
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- March 3, 2004: Financial Help For Highway Shooting Victims
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- February 10, 2004: Federal Agents Confiscate Truck Struck By Bullet
- February 9, 2004: Investigators: Jeffersonville Shooting Consistent With Sniper Case
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- January 23, 2004: Overpass Shooting Linked To Highway Shooting Spree
- December 24, 2003: Highway Shootings Investigation
- December 18, 2003: Highway Shootings Investigation Latest
- December 8, 2003: Reward Doubled In Highway Shootings
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