Man shot while driving on Loop 202 near Power Road in Mesa
Mesa police are investigating a Wednesday shooting on Loop 202 that left a driver injured.
Police received a call around noon about a 32-year-old man driving southbound on the freeway near the Power Road area being shot in the shoulder by a bullet coming through a passenger side window, according to Mesa police Detective Richard Encinas.
The victim, who drove himself to the hospital, is expected to survive, according to Encinas. There were no passengers on board with the victim, the detective said.
The description of the shooter is that of a white man in his 50s with salt and pepper hair, driving a silver Toyota Tacoma, who was last seen traveling east on State Route 24, Encinas said.
An investigation was ongoing, Encinas said.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Motorist shot on Loop 202 in Mesa drives himself to hospital
