California sets up freeway shooting team

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SANTA CLARITA, California (AP) -- After the eighth Southern California freeway shooting in two months, the California Highway Patrol announced it has created an investigative team to more quickly track down leads in the cases.

The new unit will work with local law enforcement agencies as troopers also increase their patrols on the region's freeways, officials said. Four people have been killed in 11 freeway shootings this year.

Even as they announced the stepped-up enforcement efforts, officials released figures showing there have actually been two fewer freeway shootings this year than in the same period last year.

"We don't want the public to think there's an onslaught" of shootings, Assistant Chief Art Acevedo said Monday. "We are actually on pace to have fewer shootings this year, and remember, these shootings are taking place in three counties that are heavily traveled with high populations."

more: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/03/freeway.shootings.ap/index.html

I hope they stop this soon. Its very scary!!

that's still 11 too many. Jeesh :crazy:

There are so many cars, and so many people on these freeways!:crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy:

Challenging them to beat last year's record.

Doesnt he know how competitve SO Cal's crime climate is ?

racially motivated , i've heard the vitims were all African American.