A truck driver was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of opening fire on another motorist along westbound Highway 210 in Pasadena, according to California Highway Patrol.
Officers took 28-year-old Jaime Aguilar into custody as the suspected shooter after the victim called 911 when he found a bullet hole in the back of his car, CHP said in a news release. The victim was not injured while the suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder.
The victim, an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, was driving a white Infiniti sedan along the freeway near the Allen Avenue exit when he noticed a freighter following him, CHP officials said. He tried to leave the highway at the Lake Avenue exit about a mile down the road — and that’s when authorities say he heard a gunshot.
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That’s when he pulled into a gas station at North Lake Avenue and East Maple Street and looked at the rear of his car, where he found damage “that resembled a gunshot wound,” CHP officials said in a news release.
Officers received a call about the shooting at 9:14 p.m. and later found the suspect driving on the northbound Freeway 5, just south of the 14 Freeway. They pulled him over and arrested him shortly thereafter.
Investigators are still trying to determine the suspect’s possible motive for following the victim and opening fire.
No further details have been released as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information can reach CHP Officer Silver at 626-296-8100.
