PG&E Truck Struck By Bullet While Driving On I-5 In Colusa County

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COLUSA COUNTY (CBS13) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on Interstate 5 in Colusa County that involved a Pacific Gas and Electric vehicle on Tuesday evening just hours before the PG&E shutoff.

According to the CHP, the marked PG&E truck was driving south on I-5, south of Lenahan Road around 7:52 p.m. when the passenger-side window shattered.

Investigators said the driver did not know why the window shattered at first, but additional evidence indicated a bullet struck the window. There was reportedly another vehicle traveling close to the truck at the time of the incident.

CHP said the details on that vehicle are limited.

The PG&E driver was uninjured in the shooting and CHP says they're still investigating the incident.

Wednesday, after the shutoffs started, a PG&E office in Oroville was also apparently targeted.

Someone threw eggs at the front window, forcing the office to close. A security guard was later seen posted outside the building.

Swipe below to see some striking images from the PG&E shutoffs.

A sign calling for PG&E to turn the power back on is seen on the side of the road during a statewide blackout in Calistoga, California, on October, 10, 2019 - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began October 9, as Pacific Gas & Electric started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. PG & E, which announced the deliberate outage, is working to prevent a repeat of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have sparked California's deadliest wildfire in modern history. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Patrons sit at a candle-lit bar at Reel and Brand in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, during a planned power outage by the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small / AFP) (Photo by BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Patrons sit at candle-lit tables at Reel and Brand in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, during a planned power outage by the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small / AFP) (Photo by BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Local residents pick up meals from El Coyote food truck, one of the few food trucks open in the area, in Sonoma, California, on October 9, 2019, after the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility company began planned power outages. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began on October 9 as a utility company started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small / AFP) (Photo by BRITTANY HOSEA-SMALL/AFP via Getty Images)

A Valero gas station sits vacant after power was shut down as part of a statewide blackout in Santa Rosa, California on October, 10, 2019. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began October 9, as Pacific Gas & Electric started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. PG & E, which announced the deliberate outage, is working to prevent a repeat of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have sparked California's deadliest wildfire in modern history. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

VALLEJO, CA - OCTOBER 09: Cars line up to get gas at the Costco gas station October 9, 2019 in Vallejo, California. PG&E plans on cutting power to hundreds of thousands of customers across central and northern California as a precaution against starting wildfires as low humidity and high winds increase the threat in the area. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

NAPA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: Stop signs are displayed at an intersection where traffic lights are out due to a PG&E power outage October 10, 2019 in Napa, California. PG&E has continued plans to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers across central and northern California as a precaution against starting wildfires as low humidity and high winds increase the threat in the area. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

NAPA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 10: Tesla charging stations are tied off with caution tape to prevent cars from charging on October 10, 2019 in Napa, California. PG&E has continued plans to cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers across central and northern California as a precaution against starting wildfires as low humidity and high winds increase the threat in the area. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

A Safeway grocery store and Starbucks Coffee are closed after the power was shut down as part of a statewide blackout in Santa Rosa, California on October, 10, 2019. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began October 9, as Pacific Gas & Electric started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. PG & E, which announced the deliberate outage, is working to prevent a repeat of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have sparked California's deadliest wildfire in modern history. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

A Jack in the Box restaurant drive-thru has a sign posted indicating closure as a statewide blackout takes effect in Santa Rosa, California on October, 10, 2019. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began October 9, as Pacific Gas & Electric started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. PG & E, which announced the deliberate outage, is working to prevent a repeat of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have sparked California's deadliest wildfire in modern history. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

A customer peers in a closed Safeway grocery store which is closed after the power was shut down as part of a statewide blackout in Santa Rosa, California on October, 10, 2019. - Rolling blackouts set to affect millions of Californians began October 9, as Pacific Gas & Electric started switching off power to an unprecedented number of households in the face of hot, windy weather that raises the risk of wildfires. PG & E, which announced the deliberate outage, is working to prevent a repeat of a catastrophe last November in which faulty power lines it owned were determined to have sparked California's deadliest wildfire in modern history. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)