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3 cars found shot on Interstate 95 in Martin County

'We know with reasonable certainty that there is no lone gunman out on the interstate targeting vehicles randomly,' sheriff says
3 cars were found shot on Interstate 95 northbound at Southwest Martin Highway, west of Palm City, on Feb. 8, 2024 (1).jpg
3 cars were found shot on Interstate 95 northbound at Southwest Martin Highway, west of Palm City, on Feb. 8, 2024.jpg
Posted at 10:10 AM, Feb 08, 2024
and last updated 2024-02-08 15:52:15-05

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — The Martin County Sheriff's Office is investigating after three cars were found shot on Interstate 95, west of Palm City, on Thursday morning.

A spokeswoman for the sheriff's office said the cars were on the side of the road in the northbound lanes at Southwest Martin Highway, and the vehicles had bullet holes in the windshield and a shot-out back window.

3 cars were found shot on Interstate 95 northbound at Southwest Martin Highway, west of Palm City, on Feb. 8, 2024 (2).jpg
This is another angle of bullet holes in the windshield of a car that was found shot along northbound Interstate 95 at Southwest Martin Highway on Feb. 8, 2024, west of Palm City.

The Florida Highway Patrol was also at the scene and involved in the investigation.

A sheriff's office spokeswoman said no one was hit by the bullets.

Sheriff William Snyder said the three vehicles, including a red Lexus, were found riddled with bullets within a two-mile radius.

red Lexus with bullet holes in rear driver's side window along I-95 in Martin County, Feb. 8, 2024
Bullet holes were visible to the rear driver's side window of this red Lexus along Interstate 95, Feb. 8, 2024, in Martin County, Fla.

Snyder believes there may have been an exchange of gunfire between the three cars and said all the people in the vehicles are accounted for and being interviewed.

"We know with reasonable certainty that there is no lone gunman out on the interstate targeting vehicles randomly," Snyder said. "Let me repeat that. We feel very confident, at this point, that this wasn't an entirely random situation."