ANAHEIM – One person was injured and another taken into custody on Monday afternoon following a reported freeway shooting.

Two vehicles believed to be involved in a car-to-car shooting near the 91 and I-5 freeways were found a short time later on the eastbound 91 west of the 241 toll road.

Authorities don’t know what sparked the shooting, and did not confirm on Monday if the shooter knew the other driver, or whether was a case of road rage, as had been reported in other media.

Anaheim officers just after 4:20 p.m. were called to assist the California Highway Patrol with a car stop involving a possibly armed man on the 91, between the toll road and Weir Canyon Road, Anaheim police Lt. Bob Dunn said.

The driver of one vehicle was detained, while a person with at least one gunshot wound was found in a white Ford SUV a short distance away on the freeway.

The driver of the SUV was struck three times in his upper torso and left arm, but is expected to survive, Fullerton police Sgt. Kathryn Hamel said.

Authorities believe that after the shooting, the driver of the vehicle struck by gunfire followed the other vehicle as he called 911.

The SUV had what appeared to be at least three bullet holes on the driver’s door and one more on the back driver’s side door, with the glass on both windows apparently blown out.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the Fullerton Police Department for questioning, Hamel said. No arrests have been reported.

Authorities about 7:30 p.m. closed all lanes of the eastbound 91 at Magnolia and the connector from the southbound I-5 as they searched for the weapon believed to have been used in the shooting. The lanes remained closed late Monday night.

Police say there are no known links between Monday’s incident and a shooting on the 91 last month that left one man dead and his cousin injured. An Anaheim man was charged with murder Monday in connection to the earlier shooting.

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