A man was shot and wounded in downtown San Jose early Sunday morning then fled the scene in a vehicle and crashed on a nearby freeway, according to the police department.
At about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, officers working in the downtown entertainment zone heard several gunshots in the area of South First and San Salvador streets, police said. The officers then saw a white sedan fleeing the area.
Minutes later, the California Highway Patrol reported a solo vehicle crash involving a white sedan on Interstate 280 at Bird Avenue, police said.
Officers found the man inside the vehicle suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and he was taken to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, police said.
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Police had not identified any suspects or motive in the shooting and said it's an ongoing investigation.
