LA MESA, Calif. (CNS) — A driver traveling on westbound Interstate 8 was shot and hospitalized, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
The CHP in the El Cajon area at about 3:35 p.m. Sunday received reports of a freeway shooting that occurred on westbound Interstate 8, east of Grossmont Boulevard, according to CHP Officer Jared Grieshaber.
At least two shots were fired, one of which struck a man driving a red Chrysler PT Cruiser, the officer said.
The victim, an El Cajon man, was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The shooting suspect was a man driving a black Ford Fusion sedan, Grieshaber said.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to contact CHP Officer G. Wilson at the California Highway Patrol El Cajon area office.
