BOYLE HEIGHTS (CNS) – Two motorcyclists riding together were hospitalized in unknown condition today after both were shot on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Boyle Heights, authorities said.

The shooting happened around 11:40 p.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

One of the victims, age 39, was transported from the scene, near Lorena Street, with six gunshot wounds to the back, LAPD Lt. Carlos Solano said.

The second, in his mid-30s, continued riding on the freeway’s eastbound lanes before exiting and stopping at a McDonalds in the 200 block of South Atlantic Boulevard in East Los Angeles, where help was summoned, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. T. Westall said.

It was believed the victims were fired on from a vehicle, with the second victim shot four or five times, Westall said.

Eastbound lanes of the 60, and access ramps from the Golden State (5), Hollywood (101) and San Bernadino (10) freeways were shut down for three hours after the shooting.