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PRINCE GEORGE — Mounties have a suspect behind bars after an eight-hour, 630 km shooting rampage targeted large transport trucks along Highway 97.

Police say they’ve received numerous calls from truck drivers reporting that windows and radiators were shot out as they drove along the highway in the northern Interior.

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None of the drivers reported being hurt.

Police said late Saturday that a vehicle that had been subject of a provincewide manhunt had been found in Chilliwack thanks to a tip and an individual was arrested.

Truckers reported coming under fire near Houston, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Clucuz Lake, Prince George, Quesnel and 100 Mile House.

Drivers told police their trucks were in motion when the shots rang out.

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Police say they were searching for a dirty, blue 2009 Dodge Caliber vehicle, a four-door car has the Ontario licence plate CAVM918.

The police are asking any truck driver who was on Highway 97 Friday night to check their rig for damage that could be caused by gunfire.

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