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Driver Found Dead From Gunshot Wound In SUV On 605 Freeway In Hawaiian Gardens

HAWAIIAN GARDENS (CBSLA) – A driver was found dead from a gunshot wound in an SUV on the 605 Freeway in the Hawaiian Gardens area Friday morning.

One Found Dead In SUV On 605 Freeway In Hawaiian Gardens
A death investigation on the 605 Freeway in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., on July 9, 2021. (CBSLA)

The victim was found dead from a single gunshot wound before 5:50 a.m. along the northbound 605 Freeway near Carson Street, a California Highway Patrol confirmed to CBSLA. A weapon was also found in the vehicle.

Driver Found Dead From Gunshot Wound In SUV On 605 Freeway In Hawaiian Gardens
A driver was found shot to death on the 605 Freeway in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., on July 9, 2021. (CBSLA)

The victim was not identified.

It's unclear at this time if the death was a suicide. CHP is investigating.

Multiple northbound lanes were shut down for several hours. They have since reopened.

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