Freeway shooting temporarily shuts down northbound I-5 in Sacramento, CHP says

SICKENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NOW TO AN UPDATE ON THE OTHER BREAKING NEWS WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR YOU THIS MORNING. TRAFFIC BACK, MOVING AGAIN ALONG I-5 RIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-5 AT JAY STREET WERE CLOSED TEMPORARILY JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, AS CHP WAS WORKING TO GATHER EVIDENCE ABOUT A SHOOTING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CHP SAYS THEY GOT REPORTS OF A SHOOTING AROUND 545 THIS MORNING, RIGHT NEAR JAY STREET AND I-5 NORTHBOUND. BUT LOOK AT HOW BLOCKED IT WAS IN THE CONGESTION. AGAIN, THIS WAS WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. NO SUSPECT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. AGAIN, TRAFFIC IS NOW MOVING AGAIN. YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR RIGHT THOSE ARE LIVE PICTURES. YOU CAN SEE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND THERE. THINGS ARE MOVING NICELY, BUT ON THE LEFT, THAT WAS JUST IN THE LAST HOUR WHEN THAT BACKUP WAS HAPPENING, BECAUSE THEY CLOSED THE LANES SO THAT THEY COULD INVESTIGATE. AND AGAIN, EVERYTHI

A freeway shooting temporarily shut down northbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said.Caltrans cameras showed traffic at a standstill shortly before 11 a.m. before drivers began moving again around 11:20 a.m. There was heavy traffic on both I-5 and Highway 50.CHP said it got reports of a shooting at 5:45 a.m. near J Street along the freeway. No one was injured in the shooting. Officers closed the freeway to clear debris from the roadway and canvas for evidence.There is no suspect information, CHP said. This is breaking news. Check back in with KCRA 3 for updates. See our live traffic map for updates. This story was curated by Hearst's KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

A freeway shooting temporarily shut down northbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento on Friday, the California Highway Patrol said.

Caltrans cameras showed traffic at a standstill shortly before 11 a.m. before drivers began moving again around 11:20 a.m. There was heavy traffic on both I-5 and Highway 50.

CHP said it got reports of a shooting at 5:45 a.m. near J Street along the freeway. No one was injured in the shooting. Officers closed the freeway to clear debris from the roadway and canvas for evidence.

There is no suspect information, CHP said.

This is breaking news. Check back in with KCRA 3 for updates.

See our live traffic map for updates.

This story was curated by Hearst's KCRA Alert Desk.

See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.

If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

Freeway shooting temporarily shuts down northbound I-5 in Sacramento, CHP says

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