- A 6-year-old boy was shot while his mother was driving on the highway Friday, local reports say.
- The boy was sitting in the booster's seat when he was struck by gunfire.
- The boy was transported to the hospital, where he died. The suspect has not been found.
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A 6-year-old boy died after he was shot on a California freeway by a gunman on Friday, according to local reports.
According to CBSLA, the incident occurred on the 55 Freeway in Orange, California, at around 8.am Friday morning. The boy was in a booster seat of his mother's Chevrolet sedan when he was shot.
During a press conference, California Highway Patrol Officer Florentino Olvera said it was an "isolated road rage incident," according to the report.
A couple who noticed the mother pull over on the freeway told the outlet that she was "hysterical" and told them what happened.
"She was driving, another car, I guess, passed her up, and as she changed lanes they went behind her, basically they shot into the back of the car, and they hit her son," Reyes Valdivia told the outlet.
Valdivia told the LA Times discovered that the bullet went through the car's trunk, striking the boy.
"It went through the boy's back," Valdivia told the LA Times.
The child was transported to a local hospital, where he died, the reports said.
Authorities are looking for those in connection to this incident, although there is no description of the suspect. According to the reports, the incident comes amid a recent series of shootings with BB guns on California freeways in Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange counties.
However, Officer Olvera said the incident regarding the 6-year-old boy is "completely isolated," CBLA reported.