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Alleged shooter faces scores of charges downstate

NOVI, MI (AP)--   A man charged in a shooting spree that targeted motorists along a highway corridor in four Michigan counties has been found competent to stand trial in Oakland County. 

The findings were discussed during a hearing Thursday in Novi District Court.

Raulie Casteel faces a separate set of charges in Howell District Court, where the state attorney general's office has brought seven counts against the 43-year-old Wixom resident.

He was found competent for trial there during a hearing held Wednesday.

Casteel faces 60 counts in Oakland County, including assault with intent to murder. The AG's office brought a terrorism charge against him.

Authorities say the unemployed geologist shot at two-dozen cars along Interstate 96 in October.

Casteel lawyer Charles Groh says he's "pursuing all possible defenses" for his client.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.