US begins manhunt for sniper suspect

By Anita Chang, Columbus, Ohio POLICE were yesterday hunting for a 28-year-old man they believe was the gunman in two dozen highway shootings that have terrorised motorists for months.

Charles A McCoy Jr was believed to be armed and dangerous, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said. He lived within miles of where the gunman’s bullets killed a passenger, shattered windshields, dented school buses and drilled into homes and a school.

“The key issue for us right now is to locate this guy,” Chief Deputy Steve Martin said. “We believe he bought another gun.”