Police investigate string of shootings targeting cars in MI

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-- -- are getting some new information now surrounding a string of random shootings that have been occurring in Michigan.

So far more than a dozen cars had been shot in the recent days.

And of course -- -- some comparisons to the horrible 2002 sniper shootings.

In Washington DC and a -- The New York with the very latest tea and -- what's the details.

Well good morning to -- -- well -- now been fifteen shootings in cops are investigating a possible sixteen.

The police chief does have some strong words for the suspects saying we are going to find out who you -- we're going to make you responsible for what you did.

We are not going to tolerate it in this community.

The shootings be at around 7 o'clock on the evening of October 16 the last one confirmed.

Happened on Thursday night near Lansing the shooter has taken aim at both vehicles and people.

Including in the end it was taking out is garbage so far the shootings have happened in Oakland and Livingston and and them counties fortunately no one has been hurt.

But there have been several near misses.

There's been some very very close calls.

I'm literally within inches and not some of the vehicles and one person taken on -- garbage and he literally thought I heard the bullet whizzing past his head.

And so very dangerous and very challenging situations.

And -- shares says it's not clear if more than one person is responsible for the string of shootings.

Southeastern Michigan families are on high alert after the victims have been apparently random targets.

Some families are even scared to leave their homes.

Don't go through the windshield and I head on collision my kids anybody else's kids families -- -- And he's driving around the -- Now just did our newsroom we have just gotten this sketch from the sheriff's department.

We can go ahead and show that -- -- well first -- -- the vehicle description we can show that dark it's a dark colored sporting car possibly a cavalier or a mustang and is.

Four door now we can show that sketch that we just got end.

And that we can tell you to that at least one person has reported seeing a clean shaven white man in his thirties apparently the artist has used that information come up with.

This sketch -- in hopes of finding.

Any new leads.

Police are surveying.

-- different cameras different surveillance tapes and they found from.

Areas near those shootings also -- asking for information any -- -- can remain anonymous and are being urged to call this number 1800.

Speak up Eric back to you I certainly hope they get this guy before anybody really is it really seriously injured in Kenya and.

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