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Suspect Driver Arrested, Accused Of Shooting At Cars Along I-25

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A shooting suspect remains in jail after police say he opened fire at cars along Interstate 25. The shooting happened in Colorado Springs on Friday afternoon.

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Police have identified the suspect as Michael McGinnis. Investigators believe the bullets hit one car on I-25, leaving the people inside badly shaken.

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"I really freaked out, I started shaking. My back started hurting," said Dylan, one of the people in the vehicle.

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"I was like checking the back seat checking his seat because he said his back was in severe pain. So I was checking everything to make sure it didn't go through," said Austin, another person in the vehicle.

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The men in the vehicle that was shot were able to identify the car and flag down a police officer with Fountain. When the suspect driver passed, officers made the arrest.

McGinnis is scheduled to be in court on Tuesday.

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