Virginia Interstate 64 shootings suspect has been arrested by State Police. Slade Allen Woodson, 19, was arrested Friday morning as police searched a farm. Woodson was charged in a separate bank shooting that happened early Thursday morning, but police say more charges are possible. Police had shut down a 20-mile stretch of the Interstate while they searched for evidence. They eventually found shell casings in two separate areas giving rise to their theory that more than one shooter carried out the acts. I-64 shootings suspect has been detained by Virginia State Police following a bank robbery incident on Thursday.

Virginia I-64 Shootings Suspect Arrested

By Michael Stevens
Mar 28, 2008 16:36 PM GMT
Virginia Interstate 64 shootings suspect has been arrested by State Police. Slade Allen Woodson, 19, was arrested Friday morning as police searched a farm. Woodson was charged in a separate bank shooting that happened early Thursday morning, but police say more charges are possible. Police had shut down a 20-mile stretch of the Interstate while they searched for evidence. They eventually found shell casings in two separate areas giving rise to their theory that more than one shooter carried out the acts.

Virginia I-64 was shut down by State Police

Slade Allen Woodson, 19, was arrested Friday morning as police searched a farm in a rural part of central Virginia.

Woodson was charged in a separate bank shooting that happened early Thursday morning, but police say more charges are possible.

No other information has been released about the Woodson and police are still looking for additional suspects.

Six vehicles were hit during the gunfire that began early Thursday on the Interstate 64 highway. Two cars, a van, a tractor-trailer and an unoccupied dump truck were among the vehicles that were struck. Two people were injured, but their wounds were not life threatening.

Police had shut down a 20-mile stretch of the Interstate while they searched for evidence. They eventually found shell casings in two separate areas giving rise to their theory that more than one shooter carried out the acts.

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I-64 was shut down after shootings hit six vehicles that began early Thursday.