PASADENA >> A driver escaped injury when another motorist opened fire on his car in a shooting believed to have resulted from road rage in Pasadena late Friday, police said.
The shooting took place about 10 p.m. in the 100 block of Columbia Street, just east of Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. John Mercado said.
It was preceded by an incident of road rage between two cars in Pasadena a short time earlier, the lieutenant said.
The attacker followed the victim, an Alhambra man in his 40s, as he drove through South Pasadena and into Pasadena, Mercado said. The victim pulled over his car on Columbia Street.
Mercado said the gunman drove past the victim, made a U-turn, and opened fire as he passed the victim a second time. The victim’s car was struck three times, but he himself was uninjured.
Police said the victim tried to chase after his attacker’s fleeing car to get its license plate number but was unable to catch up.
The shooter was described only as a Latino man in his 40s driving a dark-colored, older-model sedan.
Anyone with information can reach Pasadena police at 626-744-4501. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.