LATHROP, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol is investigating after a man was found shot to death in San Joaquin County while his 3-year-old was in the car Tuesday morning.
According to a news release, the call came in around 10:30 a.m. for a call of a traffic accident on southbound I-5 and SR-120.
Upon arrival CHP officers found a white SUV with two people inside. The driver, identified by the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office as Carlos Ortiz Jr., 41, of Lathrop, was found with one gunshot wound and later pronounced dead at the scene.
The passenger, his 3-year-old daughter, was unharmed and has since been returned home to family.
CHP says they don’t have any information about a vehicle or suspect in the case and anyone with information can call CHP Valley Division’s Investigative Services Unit at 916-731-6580.
