Raleigh Community on Edge as Police Arrest NC State Student Suspected of I-40 Shootings

Tense scenes unfolded on the familiar stretch of Interstate 40 as multiple motorists found their daily commutes violently disrupted by gunfire.

CBS17

reported that Raleigh Police responded to an incident at around 4:58 a.m. near Chapel Hill Road, reopening I-40 to traffic hours after the early morning shooting. Additional victims came forward, stating their vehicles were also targeted in quick succession, causing waves of unease in the community.

As the investigation widened, it became apparent the danger was not an isolated event. Between Monday and Thursday, motorists driving near Gorman Street and Chapel Hill Road reported multiple vehicles and even homes struck by bullets. In what seemed to be a reckless disregard for human life, one driver sustained injuries described as non-life-threatening. “It makes you anxious,” Peter Radonis told

WAVY

, a daily I-40 commuter, echoing the concerns of many. Another driver, John Carmnate, expressed his alarm to the same source, “It’s very concerning. I have to use I-40 all day long for work.”

Authorities took swift action as tensions mounted, and by yesterday, two suspects were in custody. The Raleigh Police Department noted the likelihood of a handgun being used in the shootings, though the precise location from where the shooter fired remained undetermined.

In a development that provided a some clarity, police arrested Andrew Thomas Graney, a 23-year-old NC State University student, charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle or dwelling. The arrest was reported by

ABC11

, which added that the Raleigh Police Department is continuing the investigation to determine if additional accomplices were involved in the interstate shootings that left residents on high alert.

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