THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, June 26, 1995 TAG: 9506260027
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: HAMPTON LENGTH: Short : 26 lines
A 39-year-old man was shot in the abdomen early Sunday when someone fired a gunshot into the pickup truck he was driving on Interstate 64.
It was unknown whether the shot came from another vehicle or from the roadside.
State Police said Robert N. McFarland of Hampton was driving east on I-64 near Oyster Point Road about 1 a.m. when the bullet struck him.
McFarland drove up the highway a short distance where a State Police trooper was on the side of the road on a routine traffic stop of another motorist. McFarland was taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.
McFarland said he did not remember seeing any other vehicles in the area when he was shot. State Police searched the area but found no one.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information about it is asked to call the State Police at 800-582-8350. by CNB