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Car shot multiple times, crashes on Fresno freeway near Shaw Avenue. CHP investigating

Merced Sun-Star file photo.
Merced Sun-Star file photo. akuhn@mercedsun-star.com

Gunfire struck a car early Monday on Highway 99 in Fresno, causing a two-vehicle crash south of Shaw Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Multiple shots struck the car, causing the driver to swerve and collide with a truck. The CHP said that neither the driver nor the passenger in the car were shot, but both suffered unspecified minor injuries in the crash.

No other vehicles were struck.

Descriptions of the vehicle and shooter were not immediately available Monday.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Fresno CHP office at 559-705-2200 or Valley Crime Stoppers at 498-7867.

JT
Joshua Tehee
The Fresno Bee
Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, writing on a wide range of topics from police, politics and weather, to arts and entertainment in the Central Valley.
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