The 91 Freeway running through Corona was shut down Tuesday night as police investigated a bizarre freeway shooting that may have left one person dead.
Shortly after 8 p.m. firefighters were called to an accident scene on the eastbound lanes of 91 Freeway just east of Main Street. Moments later, firefighters heard gunfire and fled with one of the car accident victims.
An initial report stated firefighters told law enforcement they were being shot at as they escaped.
It is unclear what happened at the scene after the firefighters retreated.
A police source told NBC4, one person on the freeway was wounded. “A rifle was found near the person who was down on the freeway,” the source said.
Images from a news helicopter showed firefighters and police officers trying to revive a wounded person. That person was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. How that person was wounded was unclear.
It was also unclear if the incident Tuesday evening was related to a rash of freeway robberies stretching back to September.
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