It was weird around town this morning. Normal traffic has subsided to holiday-like levels. I was a little concerned because I didn’t think it was a holiday.

Then I found out that Four Vehicles Had Been Shot on I-64 as part of a shooting spree early this morning. There aren’t many details about the shooting, but Interstate 64 was shut down for several hours this morning from exits 96 to 118. I-64 supposedly has a massive backup.

Was this the place where the shootings took place from (Exit 99 Overpass)? Photo courtesy of Tom Daly Photography.

The Daily Progress reports on the injuries:

Sgt. Dave Cooper said four vehicles were shot along an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 64. The first report of shootings came in at 12:10 a.m. Thursday. An Augusta Medical Center spokesperson said two drivers were treated and released. A Swoope man was treated at AMC for a shoulder injury after a bullet hit the windshield of his Mazda 3. A woman in the vehicle was not injured. A woman driving a van was also being treated for minor injuries in a separate shooting incident in the same area, police said.

I imagine this will bring national media attention to Charlottesville and I-64. Was anyone on 64 around this time or know anyone who was close by the shooting?

Update 9:15AM: “Charlottesville News” is the 7th Highest Searched Term on Google on March 27th. [ref]

Update 12:30PM: Shooter Locations

• The westbound offramp at the Ivy Exit (#114)
• The overpass at Route 690 (#106)
• The Virginia Department of Transportation building at Yancey Mills

Update 2:00PM: Full Press Release from Virginia State Police (after the jump) »Read More

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