A man has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder after shooting at three vehicles and injuring one person while driving on I-65.
On Saturday afternoon, Kentucky State Police said a 911 caller reported that her vehicle had been shot by a person in a vehicle on northbound I-65 near the 58-mile marker in Hart County. The caller, police said, was able to give a vehicle description, registration plate information as well as a description of the driver.
Soon after, a second 911 call was received from another motorist who advised that his vehicle had also been shot and that a passenger in his vehicle had been struck. The second caller provided the same vehicle and driver description.
A third vehicle was later discovered to have been shot in the incident, as well.
Troopers located the vehicle and driver, 51-year-old James L. Hooper, Jr., of Louisville, near the 84-mile marker of the interstate. Police conducted a traffic stop and arrested Hooper.
He was charged with five counts of attempted murder and five-counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and lodged in the Hart County Jail.
The victim was transported to Baptist Health Hardin with non-life threatening injuries.
Police said no connection between the victims and Hooper has been discovered.
The investigation is ongoing and being led by Trooper Robert Hartley
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
