A driver is in critical condition after being shot on the 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles Thursday afternoon, KTLA has confirmed.
Officials with the California Highway Patrol said initial calls reporting the violence came in around 1:45 p.m., with additional callers saying there was a vehicle stalled in the HOV lane with a person slumped over the driver’s wheel who may have been suffering from a gunshot.
“Officers responded to the scene and observed a black Toyota Camry within the HOV lane,” CHP officials said in a news release. ” The officers on scene also observed the male adult driver had sustained a gunshot wound. Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived on scene and began rendering medical aid. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition.”
Aerial footage of the scene captured by Sky5 showed authorities directing nearby lanes of traffic into the far right lane while investigators were huddled near the Toyota which had a shattered rear passenger side window…