Man Arrested in Okla. Highway Shooting Spree That Killed 2

Man fired on vehicles as he drove west: cops
By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 17, 2015 6:20 AM CST
Man Busted in Okla. Highway Shooting Spree That Killed 2
Downtown Oklahoma City is pictured behind Interstate 40, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015.   (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Two people are dead after a man opened fire on vehicles while driving west through three counties in western Oklahoma early Thursday, reports the Oklahoman. Police say the shooting spree started on I-40 in Canadian County around midnight and continued into Caddo and Custer counties as the shooter drove some 50 miles. A male was killed by a bullet near the Canadian County and Caddo County line, while a woman was shot in Custer County, per KOCO. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Police say the shooter also fired at several tractor-trailers, but no one inside the vehicles was injured. The suspect, who hasn't been named, was arrested in Custer County for DUI at 12:39am. Police say he surrendered peacefully. (More Oklahoma stories.)

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