WEST CARROLLTON — A man is recovering after being shot while driving on Interstate 75 over the weekend.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11:00, the shooting happened at the top of the exit ramp on I-75 South at E. Dixie Drive on Saturday around 7 p.m.
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“I’ve only seen that stuff on like weird TV shows,” Dayton resident Jason Victoria said.
News Center 7 talked to people in southern Montgomery County who couldn’t believe what happened.
“I think it’s I think it’s really horrible that, you know, other... people out on the road are subject to that,” Victoria said.
“It’s not a good thing. That is dangerous,” Moraine resident Carla Reed said.
News Center 7 was on scene of the shooting Saturday night.
Police said people in one car pulled up next to another on I-75 South and shot them while they were driving.
One of the bullets hit the driver in the leg, sending him to the hospital.
“It doesn’t sound like it’s a road rage case at this point in time,” West Carrollton Police Department Deputy Chief David Wessling said.
Wessling said four children, ages 14 and under were in the car when the shooting occurred.
They were all in the back seat and not hit.
The victim’s girlfriend was in the front passenger seat and was not injured.
Police said the people in the shooter’s car disguised themselves with masks.
Officers are still working to piece together what led up to the shooting, but Wessling said it wasn’t random or accidental.
“It looks like an intentional shooting that was on the highway at this point in time,” he said.
The man was the only person injured in this shooting and he’s expected to be okay.
“Yeah. I hope they catch ‘em,” Victoria said.
“I hope so, too. I hope so, too,” Reed said.
Police only know the shooter’s car was a dark sedan.
They’re currently using cameras on the highway to try and find the car and make an arrest.
If you know anything about this shooting, West Carrollton police say they would like to hear from you.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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