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A dozen random highway shootings in the Kansas City metro are connected, Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte said while meeting with the media on Friday morning.More shootings could be connected, as more than 20 shooting incidents are now being investigated. Police are still looking for tips, Forte said.Click here for a map of some of the shootingsThe reward to any information leading to an arrest in the shootings was also increased on Friday morning to $10,000.Forte told KMBC's Peggy Breit that he wants the citizens of our community to be vigilant everywhere, on both highways and roads.There have been no new random highway shootings since Sunday, police said.Both the FBI and ATF have joined several metro police agencies in the search for the highway shooter or shooters. Drivers have reported seeing search crews, investigators and special K-9s along highways, especially in the Grandview Triangle area, searching for evidence from the shootings.Police said to expect increased police presence in these areas as the investigation continues."Till someone is identified and apprehended, we'll have resources out there," Forte said. "You might not be able to see them, but they'll be out there."Most of the shootings have been reported in Kansas City, Mo., in and around the Grandview Triangle, where Interstates 49, 435, 470 and 71 Highway connect. Shootings have also been reported in Leawood, Kan., along I-435, and on I-70 in Blue Springs, Mo, and in Lee's Summit, Mo. Three drivers have been hit by gunfire. In one instance, it appeared a house in Leawood was also struck by a bullet.No one has been killed in any of the shootings.Call the TIPS hotline if you know anything about the shootings at 816-474-TIPS. A hotline spokesperson said they have received about 75 tips on the highway shootings so far."We've had some where people might've heard shots, not sure," said Mike West from the CrimeStoppers TIPS Hotline. "We're receiving calls from neighborhoods close to areas where people have heard sounds of gunfire. We're getting all sorts of calls."11833402