Box truck driver shot in face on 5 Freeway in Norwalk, suspect arrested

NORWALK, Calif. - A man was arrested after allegedly shooting a driver in the face on the 5 Freeway in Norwalk Monday morning, according to police. 

California Highway Patrol officials say the shooting happened just before noon Monday just past the Norwalk Boulevard off-ramp of the 5. Officers say the driver of a silver BMW sedan got out of his car, which was stopped in traffic, approached a box truck and opened the victim's driver side door. As soon as the suspect opened the door he fired multiple shots from a handgun, striking the victim in the face. 

The suspect then returned to his vehicle and fled. 

The box truck driver was transported to St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood in unknown condition.

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The suspect vehicle was later located at a Mobil gas station in Pasadena. The three people inside the vehicle were detained, CHP says. The gunman was identified as Pedro Tovar of Las Vegas. He was arrested and booked for attempted murder and felony child endangerment. 

Officers are still investigating the shooting, and say they don't yet know what led to Monday morning's shooting.