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2 Injured In Broad Daylight Shooting Along I-5 Near Elk Grove

SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — Two people were hurt in a reported shooting along southbound I-5 near Elk Grove this afternoon, California Highway Patrol says. 

Officers say a caller reported they were shot at while driving on the freeway. The driver, a 25-year-old man, was grazed by a bullet and the passenger, a 25-year-old woman, also suffered a gunshot wound. Both were taken to the hospital for their injuries.

Additionally, officers say the woman's six-month-old baby was in the backseat but was not injured in the shooting.

CHP says the shooting was reported a little before 2 p.m. near Hood-Franklin Road. As of 4 p.m., traffic in the area was passing by at a slow pace as investigators were still at the scene.

No information about the suspect has been released.

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