Person of interest named in San Diego freeway shootings

A 24-year-old man is being sought by police in connection with a series of midmorning freeway shootings in San Diego County on Monday that left one motorist wounded, two cars and an ambulance with bullet holes, and the California Highway Patrol searching for clues on stretches of Interstates 805 and 5.

Late Monday, the CHP identified Enrique Ayon as a person of interest in the shootings, which caused the CHP to shut down stretches of the two freeways in a search for shell casings and other evidence.

Ayon is the owner of a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu identified by witnesses as the gunman's vehicle, the CHP said.

A 26-year-old man was treated at a hospital after being shot in the leg.

The shootings, which one law enforcement spokesman described as “truly bizarre,” appeared to be random and did not fit the usual road rage pattern, authorities said.

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-- Tony Perry in San Diego

Photo: Enrique Ayon Credit: CHP