03 October 2011

San Diego Highway Shootings Prompt Roadway Closure

San Diego Highway Shootings Prompt Roadway Closure

Four reports of gunfire Monday on San Diego freeways prompted a road closure and search.

The San Diego Police Department and California Highway Patrol are searching for two suspects driving white Chevy Malibu with license plate No. 5POM917. The subjects fired shots at other motorists late Monday morning, according to authorities.

Two shootings occurred on the northbound 805 Freeway. A third shooting was reported near the northbound 805 Freeway and northbound State Route 163, and the fourth shooting was on the northbound 5 Freeway at Del Mar Heights, according to NBC San Diego.

"There was one victim who was transported to Sharp Hospital with what was believed to be a gunshot wound," said San Diego Fire Rescue spokesperson Maurice Luque.

Luque did not have details regarding the shooting.

The suspects were last seen in Carmel Valley on the northbound 5 Freeway.

The California Highway Patrol closed the 805 Freeway between the 8 Freeway and Mesa College Drive. On- and off-ramps were closed in the area to allow investigators to conduct a search for evidence related to the shootings, a CHP spokesman said.

It is unclear how long the closure will last.

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