Shots were fired at an off-duty sheriff’s deputy driving on the 210 Freeway. Video broadcast Friday June 7, 2024 on Today in LA.
A big rig driver was arrested after shots were fired Thursday night at an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department sergeant driving on the 210 Freeway in Pasadena.
The off-duty sergeant in an Infiniti G37 was not injured in the shooting reported at about 9 p.m.
A Freightliner driver began following the off-duty sergeant on the freeway, according to the CHP incident report. The sergeant exited the freeway near Lake Avenue and heard a gunshot, the CHP report said. He pulled over at a gas station and called 911.
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CHP officers caught up with the sergeant and the big rig near the 5 and 14 freeways north of Los Angeles. The big rig driver was detained at the scene.
The sergeant's Infiniti appeared to have at least two bullet holes in the trunk decklid.
Details about a motive were not immediately clear. The big rig driver, identified as a 28-year-old Delano man, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Hours later, shots were fired at a driver in a possible road rage altercation on a street in Pasadena. No injuries or arrests were reported in that shooting.
