Crime & Safety

1 Wounded in 5 Freeway Shooting

A man was shot in the neck while riding in a car on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar, and the shooter remains at large.

SYLMAR, CA — A man in a car on the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway in Sylmar was shot Wednesday evening.

California Highway Patrol officers responded at approximately 9:38 p.m. to the shooting scene near the Roxford Street off-ramp, said Officer Patrick Kimball.

The victim was treated at the scene with non-life-threatening wounds, Kimball said.

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KCAL9 reported the victim was shot in the neck but was able to get in an ambulance without additional assistance.

No suspect or vehicle description was available.

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