Motorcyclist sought in connection with a shooting on I-81 in Roanoke County

On Sunday evening, law enforcement personnel were searching for a biker who was thought to have been involved in a shooting that occurred earlier that day on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County.

According to the Virginia State Police, the person who was driving a green Harley Davidson is a suspect in this case.

In the gunshot that took place in the late afternoon close to Exit 137, one person was wounded.

A spokesperson for the state police said that the victim was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

In addition, police were looking into a collision involving a motorcycle that occurred on northbound Interstate 81 in Botetourt County, close to mile marker 169. The police do not believe that particular motorcycle was involved in the shooting, but they suspect it was part of the same group.