Search Underway for Suspects in Shootings on Inland Empire Freeways

RIVERSIDE  - The California Highway Patrol today asked anyone who may have information on two separate Fourth of July shootings in Riverside and Moreno Valley to come forward, as the search for suspects continues. The first attack happened about 2:50 p.m. Sunday on the westbound Riverside (91) Freeway at Central Avenue. CHP Officer Juan Quintero said the victim was exiting onto Central when a man at the wheel of a late-model silver four-door sedan opened fire. Five rounds struck the motorist's car, and one shot hit him, Quintero said. He said that the driver, whose name was withheld, was taken to Riverside Community Hospital and is recovering. A possible motive for the shooting has not been established. Five hours later, just before 8 p.m., the occupants of a Volkswagen Jetta were h