CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / MORENO VALLEY
Authorities closed the eastbound 60 Freeway near Perris Boulevard on Saturday afternoon after a sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a carjacking suspect who had fled onto a freeway offramp.
The incident occurred about 2 p.m. when deputies received several calls about a man trying to break into vehicles on Sunnymead Boulevard between Perris and Heacock Street, said Juan Zamora, a spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
When deputies arrived, they spotted a man trying to enter a vehicle, Zamora said. The man saw the deputies and ran off. During a foot pursuit, he ran onto the Perris Boulevard offramp, where the shooting occurred. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Investigators believe several people were victims of attempted carjackings. Anyone with information is asked to call deputies at (951) 955-2777.
-- Sam Quinones
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