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Updated: March 27, 2008 09:10 AM EST

Update 9:09am: State Police will have a news conference at 10:00am near the UVa campus. We’ll update this story as we learn more.

CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP) - A 20-mile stretch of Interstate 64 between Charlottesville and Waynesboro is open again as Virginia State Police continue searching for someone who took shots at vehicles on the interstate.

State police say at least four cars were struck by bullets along an 11-mile stretch of I-64 last night. Sergeant David Cooper said the first call came in just after midnight. He said two people reported injuries and went to hospitals in Staunton and Waynesboro. He said neither person had life threatening injuries, but he didn’t know if the victims were struck by a bullet or by glass.

I-64 was closed about 6 hours, from mile marker 96 in Augusta County to mile marker 118 in Albemarle County and the interstate was reopened in both directions at 6:20 a.m. as police continued investigating the shootings. Cooper said investigators gathered evidence overnight were closely checking several interstate ramps near the shootings, as well as woods in the rural area.

Cooper said he didn’t know if there was more than one shooter or what type of gun or guns were used.