Child Shot on I-40 - Sniper?

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[ChadsDad]

Authorities Investigate Possible Shooting On I-40 Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Authorities are investigating a possible shooting along Interstate-40 near Conover. The incident happened Monday night before 9 o'clock.

Police could not confirm that a 5-year-old girl was hit by a bullet, but would only say she was hit by an object that went through a window of a vehicle she was riding in.

She was taken to Catawba Memorial Hospital and remains in stable condition.

Police have made no arrests and are expected to release more details Tuesday.

[ChadsDad]

Real Hush Hush around here. They closed down half the town last night, and still have one lane closed on the interstate. Local family, nice folks. Pray for the little girl, shot? in the head...

[exnavy]

prayers out

[ChadsDad]

I heard that she was taken to a specialized hospital in Asheville this afternoon. Lots of folks praying for her around here.

[alancarp]

North Carolina bump

[Dog Gone]

As hard as it may seem to believe, not everyone in the country knows where Conover is.

[Cooter]

Duh, if it's on I-40 then it's between Barstow, CA and Wilmington, NC.
;^)

[Dog Gone]

Between that clue, and the source's call letters, I had narrowed it down to about a 150,000 square mile region of the country.

[jayef]

Clue 2 - Asheville

[Senator Pardek]

Catawba Memorial Hospital

Duh - did you even bother to read the article?

[Dog Gone]

Silly me.

[meadsjn]

Bump and a prayer.

[cubreporter]

Prayers for the little girl. God, please heal her so she can live a happy life with her family. I believe in miracles.

[PAR35]

I added a "North Carolina" key word.

Dog Gone - you got off easier than I did last time I suggested a poster might give geographical clues. I was informed that he didn't have the "patience to spoon-feed" me.

[TLBSHOW]

prayers go out for this little girl my daughters age!

[Dog Gone]

I would like to attribute that to the fact that I'm an old and venerated poster here, but since some punk just invited me to leave the forum on another thread, I'll have to work on a different theory.

[PAR35]

Different guy, but also an Indiana tie-in.

[contrarian]

For the NONNORTH CAROLINIANS ON THE THREAD...conover is near Hickory, N.C. (practically in my back yard)

[mabelkitty]

North Carolina. Wasn't this where Eunice Stone's friends got a car before going to Shoney's? Remember those nice fellas from the peaceful religion?

[ChadsDad]

Lets get on each others back, that's a good plan.

[ChadsDad]

Both my kids were too scared to go to bed tonight, had to put them in our bed. If this aint terrorism... Should we let the kids out on the playground tomorow? Lord, I hate this...