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(CNN) -- About 60 federal, state and local authorities canvassed neighborhoods near Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in an effort to find out who is responsible for a series of shootings that have left one woman dead and the metropolitan area on edge.
"There are some people that will not pick up a phone and call you, but if you knock on a door and talk to them, they'll talk back to you," Chief Deputy Steve Martin of the Franklin County Sheriff's Department told reporters.
Saturday's effort comes two days after classes were canceled in a southern Columbus school district because dents caused by bullets were found in two school buses. The Associated Press reported Friday that authorities have linked the dents to 16 other shootings that have occurred along the southern portion of I-270, which circles Columbus, since May.
Authorities have received 2,494 leads in their probe of the shootings, and Martin appealed for more.
"No tip is too insignificant," he said. "We have a lot of persons of interest that we're continuing to look at, and we're continuing to follow up leads as they come in."
A resident of a house near I-270 reported a window being shot out before dawn, and police were investigating, Martin said.
Seven bullets have been linked by ballistics tests to the same weapon, including one that killed 62-year-old Gail Knisley on November 25 as she rode in a car on I-270. Investigators have said they believe the remaining shootings are connected because of their location and method.
Authorities have suggested that the shooter is familiar with the village of Obetz, which lies just inside I-270. Security cameras have been installed along the southern corridor of I-270.
A $40,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of whoever is responsible for the death of Knisley. No one else has been injured in the shootings.
"There are some people that will not pick up a phone and call you, but if you knock on a door and talk to them, they'll talk back to you," Chief Deputy Steve Martin of the Franklin County Sheriff's Department told reporters.
Saturday's effort comes two days after classes were canceled in a southern Columbus school district because dents caused by bullets were found in two school buses. The Associated Press reported Friday that authorities have linked the dents to 16 other shootings that have occurred along the southern portion of I-270, which circles Columbus, since May.
Authorities have received 2,494 leads in their probe of the shootings, and Martin appealed for more.
"No tip is too insignificant," he said. "We have a lot of persons of interest that we're continuing to look at, and we're continuing to follow up leads as they come in."
A resident of a house near I-270 reported a window being shot out before dawn, and police were investigating, Martin said.
Seven bullets have been linked by ballistics tests to the same weapon, including one that killed 62-year-old Gail Knisley on November 25 as she rode in a car on I-270. Investigators have said they believe the remaining shootings are connected because of their location and method.
Authorities have suggested that the shooter is familiar with the village of Obetz, which lies just inside I-270. Security cameras have been installed along the southern corridor of I-270.
A $40,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of whoever is responsible for the death of Knisley. No one else has been injured in the shootings.