Javier Castaneda Of Canoga Park Facing Attempted Murder Charge In 118 Freeway Road Rage Shooting

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA) — A Canoga Park man is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday on charges he fired at another driver in an apparent road rage incident.

Javier Castaneda, 45, was arrested last Friday after the 7 a.m. shooting on the westbound 118 Freeway at Rocky Peak Road.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Castaneda fired a single gunshot from his black Toyota Camry at a 43-year-old man who had just exited the freeway at Rocky Peak Road in a gray Ford Escape. When the Escape’s driver heard his window shatter from the gunshot, he got back on the freeway and followed Castaneda’s vehicle, the CHP said.

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