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VA authorities arrest man tied to April truck shootings

Virginia authorities have arrested one man allegedly involved in a shooting incident near the Virginia-North Carolina border last month.

During the early morning hours of April 16, a car with darkened headlights sped southbound down Interstate I-77, shooting and hitting three different trucks near the North Carolina border.

None of the drivers were injured by the shooting, and state police quickly put out word of a person of interest in the shooting. They credited news media after receiving tips about the case, which led to the arrest of Emilio Rubio-Gonzalez on Tuesday. Rubio-Gonzalez was taken into custody at 9 a.m. Tuesday during a traffic stop on Interstate 64 in Alabama.

Virginia State Police are still searching for Emilio’s brother, Leon Rubio-Gonzalez, 26, of Boone, NC.

Both men face charges of two counts of attempted murder, three counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle and three counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to Virginia State Police.

More information on the case is available at OOIDA’s TRACER Web site. Click here .

TRACER, the only two-way multi-platform communication system geared for truckers, posted pictures about a person of interest and information regarding the April 16 shootings in Carroll County, VA.

Approximately 4,000 OOIDA members are signed up for TRACER, which allows them to be notified by e-mail, text message or Web alerts about cargo theft and other crimes that affect truckers.

Anyone with information about the case or surveillance video is asked to call Virginia State Police at 276-223-3131. In Virginia, callers may call toll-free at 800-542-8716. Tips also may be e-mailed to [email protected] .

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