The California Highway Patrol today is investigating a shooting near the 405 Freeway in Long Beach where one person was wounded and the shooter is on the loose.
The shooting was reported just before 9 p.m. Tuesday near the southbound freeway and Lakewood Boulevard, CHP Officer Sergio Garcia told City News Service.
The victim discovered they had been shot while driving. The name, age or gender of the victim were not immediately released, and they were taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
Garcia said the shooter was driving a black Jeep Cherokee.
The CHP closed the southbound freeway briefly while officers investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
It was not immediately clear if the shooting occurred on or near the freeway.
