Calaveras County – The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department says it has a description of a possible suspect vehicle in a string of drive-by shooting incidents wreaking havoc in western Calaveras County. A shooting reported Thursday in the Valley Springs area brings the total number of incidents in which shots were fired into vehicles or homes to 15. The first report came on December 17th. Two days before Christmas, a shooting spree tagged four vehicles on Valley Springs roadways. A number of other incidents in which shots were fired into homes and vehicles over the holidays were soon reported. So far, none of the victims have reported injuries. The latest shooting incident took place at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Watertown Road near Campo Seco Road in Valley Springs. The victim reported swerving to avoid an oncoming vehicle with its high beams on which continued to swerve across the center divide and forced the victim off the roadway and into a ditch. The following morning, the victim inspected his vehicle and discovered a bullet hole in the rear driver’s side fender. Calaveras County Sheriff Sergeant Dave Seawell said the victim described the suspect vehicle as “a full size pick up truck painted white with silver and beige” and the “doors of the pick up truck were painted differently than the body of the truck.” Seawell said that “ at this time the…described pick up truck is a vehicle of interest.” Seawell said investigators believe all the shootings to be related. They also believe the shootings to be random, as there is no link between the victims or clear motive at this time. Seawell stressed that the Sheriff’s office will not “discuss or answer questions regarding the type of weapon used by the suspect (or suspects), caliber of bullet recovered or any other questions that relate to seized evidence.” The Calaveras County Sheriffs Office is seeking any information on these incidents and the series of shootings which began on December 16th. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the rash of shootings. Seawell said that in some cases, information has been delayed in getting to the Sheriff’s office. Anyone with information is asked to call the Calaveras County Sheriffs Office Tip Line at (209) 754-6030 or (209) 754-6500. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and firearms tip line is 1-800-ATF-GUNS. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.