Driver fatally shoots passenger while driving on interstate
June 3, 2021
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This image provided by the Boone County (Kentucky) Sheriff's Office shows Tommy L. Hightower. Hightower, an Alabama man was charged with fatally shooting his passenger as they traveled on an interstate in Kentucky on Thursday, June 3, 2021, a law enforcement official said. (Boone County (Kentucky) Sheriff's Office via AP)AP
BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An Alabama man was charged with fatally shooting his passenger as they traveled on an interstate in Kentucky on Thursday, a law enforcement official said.
The driver reported the shooting around 8:30 a.m. while still traveling on Interstate 75-71 in Boone County, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, and was told to exit the highway, according to a news release from the county sheriff's office.