Shot hits cars on I-71, Outerbelt

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | January 23, 2004 | Bruce Cadwallader and John Futty

[flutters]

I think the shootings have been happening even before the November incidents. Perhaps up to two years ago.

[templar]

he homeowners told NewsChannel 4 that his house was hit twice, and that investigators found 15 high-powered shell casings in the cul de sac in front of the hom

I wonder what constitutes 'high-powered shell casings'? .22mag? 9mm? 300 win mag?

[Dosa26]

I wonder what constitutes 'high-powered shell casings'?

Generally any rifle cartridge bigger than a 22LR

[Travis McGee]

That still makes no sense. I can see no reason not to release the caliber. This is very stupid of them.

[Sunshine55]

We had another press conference this afternoon announcing that the I-71 shooting is now officially linked to the others. Apparently a fingerprint has also been lifted from the bridge as well as two shell casings.

[Dosa26]

This is very stupid of them.

Really. They have casings with the caliber stamped on the back and refuse to tell the public what the shooter(s) are using. The only reason I can think of for this is to keep 100's or 1000's of tips from coming in and then having to check up on them, or maybee they have multiple calibers? It wouldn't be hard to toss some range brass around to throw off leads...Of course it also wouldn't be hard to tape a bag onto a reciever either.

[WhiteGuy]

ok, you've got me.............

It's just me.............

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[Cindy]

and this article...

NBC4COLUMBUS.com:
http://www.nbc4columbus.com/news/2789239/detail.html

"Shot From Overpass Linked To Serial Shootings"

"20 Incidents Now Linked By Task Force"

POSTED: 3:36 PM EST January 23, 2004
UPDATED: 5:05 PM EST January 23, 2004
"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The task force investigating a series of shootings in southern Franklin County announced Friday that it has linked a shooting early Wednesday to 19 others being investigated."


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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The shooting took place around 12:45 a.m. underneath the Lambert Road overpass, close to the Franklin-Pickaway county line."

[Travis McGee]

Good points, those are all possiblities. The shooter could be playing games with the LEO's heads, dropping random range brass. But most detectives welcome such funny-guy false leads, they all in their own way help to paint a picture of the killer.