Gunmen Exit Truck And Open Fire On LA Freeway, Killing 1

LOS ANGELES, CA — A rush hour shooting on the Golden State (5) Freeway shut down the northbound side of the freeway Thursday afternoon and killed one person and injured at least one other, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. near Lorena Street in the Boyle Heights area. All northbound lanes were closed, and the CHP issued a two-hour SigAlert at 5:10 p.m.

Video from the scene showed a white sheet covering the passenger side of an older-model Cadillac, an indication that a dead body was inside. The car was facing the wrong way on the freeway near the center divider, its rear window shattered by apparent gunfire.

Several other vehicles were also stopped in the area. At least one other car also appeared to have its rear window shattered.

At least one person was rushed to a hospital in unknown condition.

According to the CHP, a Dodge Durango and a gold Cadillac sedan were driving in the northbound lanes of the freeway when the Cadillac rear ended another vehicle. Two men then exited the Durango and began shooting at the two men inside Cadillac, whose driver was able to make a U-turn on the freeway but eventually crashed into other vehicles before coming to a stop, CBS 2 reported.

A passenger from the Cadillac was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City News Service and the driver was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.

According to KTLA, the CHP responded to reports of a wrong-way driver on the freeway at the time of the shooting.

Authorities were seeking three suspects, but there was no word on their description.

Commuters are advised to avoid the area and expect long delays.

City News Service contributed to this report.