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Police Link Three Sniper Deaths to Same Weapon
Aired August 22, 2003 - 06:37 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: On to West Virginia now. There is now a composite sketch of a suspect, and police have narrowed the focus of this investigation to three fatal sniper attacks.
Live to our Sean Callebs from Charleston, West Virginia.
Good morning -- Sean.
SEAN CALLEBS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
A certain degree of development in this case in the past 24 hours or so. As you mentioned, authorities say they have now connected all three fatal shootings. They say they have confirmed that bullets found at the various crime scenes were all fired from the same .22- caliber rifle.
Now, investigators say this will help with their case, but many residents in this area say it will take an arrest to calm their fears.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CALLEBS (voice-over): Kathy Pozega counts herself among those who feel Kanawha County is on the edge.
CATHY POZEGA, RESIDENT: It's just hard for me to believe that this is happening in a small place like Charleston, West Virginia.
CALLEBS: She makes daily trips to this Go-Mart for coffee, a newspaper and conversation, but since three people were felled by what police say is a single sniper, she has noticed a big change in the region.
POZEGA: I think the police and the sheriff and the mayor, they're all really very concerned, but they're trying to be very calm so that the people here won't get hysterical.
CALLEBS: Authorities have released a composite sketch of a driver of a pickup truck they want to talk to. They are also on the lookout for a dark Ford F-150 truck allegedly at the scene of three fatal shootings.
The sheriff's office believes drugs played a role in the killings. The city police say they have found no evidence of that, but say they now have determined all three fatal shootings came from the same gun. They hope that will lead to a break in the case and calm in the community. Pozega and her friend, John Gibson, say people in and around Campbell's Creek, where two of the fatal shootings occurred, are fearful, and only an arrest can allay concerns.
JOHN GIBSON, RESIDENT: There are a lot of people that's nervous and concerned. There is hardly anyone coming out after dark, and, you know, it's just -- it's pretty nerve wracking.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
CALLEBS: You know, it's easy to talk with residents in this area about the case; however, getting them to go on camera, that is something different. Many here say they are worried that the shootings could be tied to drugs, and if that's the case, they say they are fearful of reprisals -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Well, we thank the people who did agree to be on camera, then. Thank you, Sean Callebs, live from Charleston, West Virginia, this morning.
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Aired August 22, 2003 - 06:37 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: On to West Virginia now. There is now a composite sketch of a suspect, and police have narrowed the focus of this investigation to three fatal sniper attacks.
Live to our Sean Callebs from Charleston, West Virginia.
Good morning -- Sean.
SEAN CALLEBS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
A certain degree of development in this case in the past 24 hours or so. As you mentioned, authorities say they have now connected all three fatal shootings. They say they have confirmed that bullets found at the various crime scenes were all fired from the same .22- caliber rifle.
Now, investigators say this will help with their case, but many residents in this area say it will take an arrest to calm their fears.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CALLEBS (voice-over): Kathy Pozega counts herself among those who feel Kanawha County is on the edge.
CATHY POZEGA, RESIDENT: It's just hard for me to believe that this is happening in a small place like Charleston, West Virginia.
CALLEBS: She makes daily trips to this Go-Mart for coffee, a newspaper and conversation, but since three people were felled by what police say is a single sniper, she has noticed a big change in the region.
POZEGA: I think the police and the sheriff and the mayor, they're all really very concerned, but they're trying to be very calm so that the people here won't get hysterical.
CALLEBS: Authorities have released a composite sketch of a driver of a pickup truck they want to talk to. They are also on the lookout for a dark Ford F-150 truck allegedly at the scene of three fatal shootings.
The sheriff's office believes drugs played a role in the killings. The city police say they have found no evidence of that, but say they now have determined all three fatal shootings came from the same gun. They hope that will lead to a break in the case and calm in the community. Pozega and her friend, John Gibson, say people in and around Campbell's Creek, where two of the fatal shootings occurred, are fearful, and only an arrest can allay concerns.
JOHN GIBSON, RESIDENT: There are a lot of people that's nervous and concerned. There is hardly anyone coming out after dark, and, you know, it's just -- it's pretty nerve wracking.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
CALLEBS: You know, it's easy to talk with residents in this area about the case; however, getting them to go on camera, that is something different. Many here say they are worried that the shootings could be tied to drugs, and if that's the case, they say they are fearful of reprisals -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Well, we thank the people who did agree to be on camera, then. Thank you, Sean Callebs, live from Charleston, West Virginia, this morning.
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