CHP Probes Rash of Sniper Attacks
The California Highway Patrol was investigating a series of shooting incidents on or near Los Angeles-area freeways--including nine reports of sniper fire on roadways in east Los Angeles and the western San Gabriel Valley over a two-day period, authorities said Thursday.
No injuries were reported.
Thursday, an undercover Los Angeles Port police officer was driving east on the Century Freeway near Central Avenue just before 10 p.m. when his rear window was blown out by what he believed was a gunshot blast, said CHP Officer Richard Perez.
Altogether, from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday through 10:30 p.m. Thursday, the CHP tallied 12 reports of shots fired at cars throughout the Los Angeles area. In seven of the 12 incidents, rear windows were blown out.
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