SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The northbound lanes of Highway 99 in Sacramento were temporarily shut down as California Highway Patrol officers investigated a shooting.
According to CHP – South Sacramento, dispatch was called around 1:40 p.m. by a person claiming they had been shot as they were driving north on Highway 99. Dispatch told the driver to get to a safe location, and that person safely made it to a gas station near Franklin Boulevard and 12th Avenue before collapsing.
First responders rushed to the gas station and the victim was taken to UC Davis Medical Center for surgery. The condition of the victim has not been released. They have only been identified as a white male.
So far there has been no description of a possible suspect or their vehicle.
Authorities shut down the northbound side of Highway 99, between Fruitridge Road and 12th Avenue, as officers investigate. The highway was reopened just before 5 p.m., but Caltrans warned drivers to still expect delays.
