Lathrop man killed, 3-year-old unhurt

A 41-year-old Lathrop man was killed in a freeway shooting with his 3-year-old child in the car on Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officers responded to a report of a traffic collision on southbound Interstate 5 and Highway 120 around 10:24 am The driver was pronounced dead at the scene with a single gunshot wound. His toddler was not hurt and was returned to her family, CHP said. CHP investigators do not have information on a possible suspect and ask anyone with information to call 916-731-6580 or email [email protected]. “We want to assure the public that these acts of violence are not random but are often targeted attacks between parties that know each other,” Capt. Mel Hutsell, commander of CHP’s Stockton Area Office, said in a statement. The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as Carlos Ortiz Jr.

LATHROP, Calif. —

A 41-year-old Lathrop man was killed in a freeway shooting with his 3-year-old child in the car on Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP officers responded to a report of a traffic collision on southbound Interstate 5 and Highway 120 around 10:24 am

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene with a single gunshot wound. His toddler was not hurt and was returned to her family, CHP said.

CHP investigators do not have information on a possible suspect and ask anyone with information to call 916-731-6580 or email [email protected].

“We want to assure the public that these acts of violence are not random but are often targeted attacks between parties that know each other,” Capt. Mel Hutsell, commander of CHP’s Stockton Area Office, said in a statement.

The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s office identified the man as Carlos Ortiz Jr.