Road rage shooting shuts down 101 Freeway in downtown LA

The Brief

• A shooting closed a portion of the 101 Freeway near Boyle Heights on Saturday.

• Two people had gotten into an argument on or near the freeway. One was hurt, and had to be taken to the hospital.

• The California Highway Patrol closed all lanes of the 101 Freeway for several hours while police investigated.

LOS ANGELES – A shooting near a downtownLos Angeles freeway forced police to shut down the road for several hours.

According to the California Highway Patrol, a fight broke out between two people near the 101 Freeway at the N. Mission Road on-ramp around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. That fight escalated, and gunshots were fired.

One person was injured. Paramedics took them to the hospital.

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The CHP shut down all northbound lanes of the 101 while they investigated. The freeway was reopened around 4 p.m.

What we don’t know

Police told FOX 11 it wasn’t clear whether the man who was hospitalized was injured by a gunshot, or in the fight before the shooting. They also didn’t say anything about the second person involved in the fight.

The CHP is still investigating.

The Source

Information in this story is from the California Highway Patrol.