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1 killed, 1 injured after road rage shooting on Highway 70 in Yuba County

CHP is searching for a gold Ford Focus, unknown model year, with three men inside all considered to be armed and dangerous.

YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — Update: 

The Yuba County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office identified the man who was shot and killed after a road rage shooting on State Highway 70 as 36-year-old Alejandro Escobar of Sacramento.

The second man who was shot has not been identified. That person only suffered a minor injury, was treated and released.

The shooting suspects are still on the run.

Original:

One person was killed and another injured Wednesday night following a road rage shooting on State Highway 70 near Plumas Lake in Yuba County, authorities said.

According to the California Highway Patrol Valley Division, the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. on southbound Highway 70 near Plumas Lake Boulevard. Authorities say a white sedan heading from Chico to Sacramento got into some kind of altercation with a gold Ford Focus driving in the same direction.

CHP shut down the southbound side of the highway while officers investigated the scene. It was reopened just after 10:30 p.m.

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CHP officials say the drivers of the vehicles “exchanged words” when suddenly the driver of the gold Focus pulled out a gun and started firing. Two passengers in the white sedan were hit — a passenger in the backseat died at the scene and the front passenger was only grazed.

Officers are still searching for the gold, unknown model year Focus. All three men inside are considered armed and dangerous.

The driver of the white sedan was not injured. None of the victims have been identified.

The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: The shooting happened on southbound Hwy. 70, from Chico to Sacramento. An earlier version of the story said the shooting happened as the suspect was driving from Sacramento to Chico. ABC10 apologizes for the mistake.)

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