All westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway were shut down in the Hacienda Heights area for hours overnight after a car-to-car shooting resulted in two people being hospitalized, authorities said Saturday.
The shooting took place on the Azusa Avenue on-ramp to the 60 on Friday shortly before midnight, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The location is on the border of Hacienda Heights and the City of Industry.
Deputies responded to the scene and located two victims in a vehicle on the side of the roadway, said sheriff’s Lt. Tubbs. He noted the car had traveled some distance away from the on-ramp before stopping.
It was still unclear how many people were in the car at the time of the shooting.
Both victims were transported to local hospitals; one person was seriously injured in the shooting, while the other was hospitalized in stable condition, according to Lt. Tubbs and Sgt. Cortinas of the sheriff’s Industry Station.
The other vehicle, described as a white Range Rover, was last seen heading westbound on the 60 Freeway, Tubbs said. Authorities did not have a description of the shooter.
Authorities were unsure if the shooting was possibly gang-related or a road-rage incident.
A SigAlert was issued shortly after 12:30 a.m., and all westbound lanes were closed, CHP tweeted. The alert was initially scheduled to last for an hour, but a separate tweet from CHP later stated the closure would last until about 8 a.m.
Westbound traffic was being diverted at the Azusa Avenue off-ramp.
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