Santa Ana Man Shot During Dispute on Freeway
A traffic dispute on the southbound San Diego Freeway erupted in gunfire, leaving one man with a bullet in his neck, police said Sunday.
George Jose Bautista, 19, of Santa Ana told police he was driving his silver Ford Thunderbird on the freeway around 9 p.m. Saturday when he got into a dispute with three Asian men traveling in a dark Acura Legend near Valley View Street.
One of the men in the Acura began shooting, police said. A bullet hit Bautista in the shoulder, then lodged in his neck.
Police said he was taken to an unidentified hospital where he was reported in guarded condition.
Any witnesses to the shooting are asked to call the Seal Beach Police Department at (562) 431-2541.
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