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It's entirely possible that all these shootings are being done outside of vehicles.

I've been considring this all along. But I haven't heard anyone report hearing the gunshots. (maybe they have and I'm just ignorant of it). No one seems to know the range of the shots either. Wonder if he/she/they/it is using a suppressed weapon? Just speculating.

But I haven't heard anyone report hearing the gunshots.

They have in several cases, including this one in Virginia. This one was heard by employees of a nearby restaurant, presumably from indoors, but maybe not, they could have been sneaking a smoke out by the trash cans.

I seriously doubt the "suppressed weapon theory".
The effectiveness of the .223 round is in its velocity, certainly not it's mass. (mv^2) So the round itself must also be subsonic or the muzzle suppressor is useless, and a round that is usually hurled at 2500+ fps must be brought under 900 fps or a sharp "crack" will still be heard as the bullet itself breaks the sound barrier.

These are clearly CNS shots being made from the "white van". And our terot card shooter certainly is not following the standard MO (the others had a spotter/shooter arrangement, they police their brass, CNS not chest shots, no calling card) this one is probably just a copy-cat shooter and crack pot (who says "dear policeman" except for those who are ESL?)

Why is no one reporting hearing the shots? Because only one shot is being made, and people who are not alert probably don't register it because gun shots are out of place and are assimilated in the normal day time noise of an urban area. Now if two or more shots were fired, then everyone would claim to hear a shot.

A .223 round is not the same as cooking off a .300 Win Mag. It is like a paper bag popping compared to an M-80 firecracker.

I don't get the media's impression that it is a domestic para-military op - because your standard sniper team only keeps the assault rifle for the spotter and the long distance work is always of the .30 or .50 caliber. My guess is that those who are trained on the AKs, and the M-16s are the ones using the wound/don't kill NATO round inappropriately.