Reports of 22 random, close-call shootings at vehicles in four Michigan counties have placed residents on edge and have disrupted normal routines.

The shootings in the Oakland, Livingston, Ingham and Shiawassee counties in Michigan began October 16 in Wixom, Oakland and have continued through the other counties along I-96. It has not yet been ascertained whether there is one or more shooters involved, but 15 of the attacks between October 16 and 18 are believed to be linked to one serial shooter.

Law enforcement authorities are on high alert and are collaborating in investigations. The Detroit Free Press noted that the Wixom police, Walled Lake Police, Michigan State Police, Michigan State University Police Department, Michigan Intelligence Operation center, the atf, and the Oakland, Livingston and Ingham sheriff’s offices have formed a multi-jurisdictional task force to hunt the shooter(s). Helicopter surveillance has also been established.

Authorities are urging the public to be more vigilant and are asking for tipster help. “If you see something, say something. We’d rather check out 10 false things than miss one real,” Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told the Associated Press.

Meanwhile, normal life is being disrupted by these potshots. Edgy Michigan drivers are changing their normal routes. Five schools in Wixom are keeping their pupils off playgrounds during recess, and school officials are not sure for how long these “shelter in place” measures will remain. One mother expressed her concerns for her 12-year old daughter, who runs cross country after school: “The kids have to run outside, and a stray bullet, you know—I think about it a lot.”

The motivation behind the shooting is not yet known. So far no one has been injured, though there have been some “very, very close calls,” according to Sheriff Bouchard. One resident noted, “Either we’ve all been very lucky because he’s not a very good shot, or he is intentionally trying not to hit somebody.” Sheriff Bouchard and others fear that this shooting spree could devolve into something like the “senseless,” three-week Washington d.c. sniper shootings of 2002.

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