Shootout between two moving vehicles occurs along Highway 99 in Fresno, CHP says
Two vehicles traveling along Highway 99 in Fresno got into a shootout Friday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Witnesses called 911 to report two vehicles shooting at each other on northbound Highway 99 near Belmont Avenue, according to CHP spokesman Mike Salas.
At least one person was injured, Salas added.
The altercation started at the Rally’s on Fresno Street in downtown Fresno.
Then it moved to the highway.
One of the cars, a white Pontiac, got off on Olive Avenue and headed east. The shooter was identified as the person in the passenger seat, Salas said. The car and suspects were not found Friday.
The other car, a black Honda Accord, exited at Clinton Avenue, where Fresno police stopped it at Clinton and Warren avenues.
Officers discovered five gunshot rounds to the passenger side of the vehicle. The person in the right front passenger seat suffered a graze wound to the head but it did not appear to be life threatening, Salas said. The passenger refused medical treatment.
All four people in the Accord were not cooperative, Salas said.
CHP said it’s treating the incident as an attempted murder investigation.
Thaddeus Miller: 559-441-6015, @thaddeusmiller
This story was originally published October 25, 2019 at 5:43 PM.
