Highway shootings in Colorado frighten motorists
WINDSOR, Colo. -- In Colorado, a series of shootings along public highways, including one that left a cyclist dead have many people there on edge. None of the attacks had been connected. But now police say they have a link.
The town of Windsor had not had a homicide in eight years until a cyclist was shot twice and died. A month earlier, a 20-year-old woman was shot in her car.
"This week we did recover evidence that links these two shootings together," said Windsor police chief John Michaels.
Cori Romero says she was driving along Interstate 25 when her window shattered. Romero was shot twice in the neck.
"I don't think it's fair that people should have to go out and fear for their lives when, you know, they're driving to work," she said.
On May 18, John Jacoby was found dead, next to his bicycle. He was shot twice. The 48-year-old was involved in so many community activities, people there called him the unofficial mayor of Windsor.
"He knew more people than anybody in town," said a pastor giving Jacoby's eulogy.
In nearby Larimer County, several drivers reported their windows were shattered -- including motorist Randy Lingbloom.
"I knew this has been happening around this area and I drive up and down here all the time, It's just something that you hear about but you don't think is going to happen to you, you know," he said.
So far police say they are only linking Jacoby's murder and the attack on Romero. But they won't say how the cases are connected or what may be behind the string of attacks. The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information.