WIXOM, Mich. (AP) - A task force of local and state police agencies is meeting to discuss the latest in its effort to track down whoever's responsible for 22 reported shootings in a four-county region of southeastern Michigan over a three-day period. Nine agencies including over 70 investigators make up the force.
The Ingham County sheriff's office held the meeting Tuesday morning.
No one has been hurt, and no shootings have occurred since last week.
Police are working to pull-over cars that match the description of the suspect's car on M-52 and I-96. They've had several new tips, as well as false alarms, come in within the last few hours.
Most involved cars near Interstate 96, though authorities say one occurred while a man was taking out his trash. In another incident, a woman says the rear window on her car was shattered.
Ten of the 22 shootings were in Wixom in Oakland County. This prompted Wixom schools to go into lock down Monday and Tuesday for precautionary measures.
The other countis include Ingham, Livingston and Shiawasse.
Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth says they're working on a 100 mile crime scene and don't know when or even if he'll do this againg. He says getting to the bottom of this is a commitment by all agencies involved.
"We have the best of the best assigned to this and we have all put a lot of resources into that. I mean, we're crippling some of our other operations quite frankly to assign as many detectives as we have and I'm sure that's the case with these other juristdictaions as well. They call us, how can we help, get some people down here and that's exactly what happened," said Sheriff Wriggelsworth.
Tipsters tell police the gunman appears to be a man in his 30s, and authorities have released a drawing of a possible suspect, at left. They also say he may be driving a '98 Oldsmobile Alero or a '98 Toyota Camry.
If you have any information, call 1-800-SpeakUp or Crime Stoppers at 517-483-STOP.
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