CROZET - Joanne Hart of Waynesboro was on her way to her job as a rest area attendant at the Interstate 64 rest stop at milemarker 105 about 5:30 Thursday morning when she discovered the interstate was closed.

The Virginia State Police closed more than a 20-mile stretch of I-64 in either direction after sniper fire wounded two people late Wednesday night.

"I called work and they told me about the shooting," Hart said, when arriving at the rest stop three hours later. "I was scared to come to work. I will keep my eyes open more clearly."

Jan Gillis of Harrisonburg watched television reports about the sniper activity before leaving for a trip to Charlottesville Thursday morning.

"I wouldn't have come but I have business training today," said Gillis, who found herself watching vehicles beside her and those pulled off the road as she traveled down the interstate.

Army Sgt. Anthony Foronda of Roanoke took a break at the Crozet rest stop on his way to Richmond.

"As a father with kids this kind of stuff scares you," Foronda said. "These people have no regard for human life."

Barton Dick of Harrisonburg said he associates such shootings with big cities.

"I wouldn't expect this in this area," he said. "This is more metropolitan."