A shooting that wounded a driver on the 105 Freeway on Thursday afternoon triggered an hours-long roadway closure that snarled traffic for miles in Los Angeles.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to a call at 1:45 p.m. reporting an unresponsive driver slumped over in the seat of a black Toyota Camry. Officers found him suffering from a gunshot wound inside his vehicle in the carpool lane on the eastbound portion of the freeway west of Vermont Avenue, authorities said.
The driver was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The right rear window of his car was shattered, according to the CHP.
Investigators are searching for a suspect and suspect vehicle. No weapons have been recovered and it is not clear what triggered the violence.
The shooting prompted the closure of all lanes on the eastbound 105 Freeway west of Vermont Avenue. All lanes along that stretch of freeway were reopened by 8:30 p.m., according to the CHP.
