Drive by shooting on Hwy 101 in Greenfield

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A portion of Highway 101 in Greenfield was closed for a couple of hours on Friday morning, February 23 as law enforcement officials investigated a drive-by shooting. A report from the California Highway Patrol and Monterey County Sheriff's Office stated that one man was shot while he was driving on Highway 101 near the Thorne Road exit at around 9:18 am. A gunman in a dark gray Honda shot several times at an SUV which crashed, flipped and landed on its roof. The gunman then fled. The victim in the white SUV suffered 1 gunshot wound and was transported to a hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown. Investigators are not sure if the highway shooting is connected to 2 recent homicides in south Monterey County. 32-year-old Joseph Suniga of Greenfield was shot to death on Tuesday, February 20 while riding a bicycle on Apple Avenue, and 22-year-old Juan Manuel Ceja of King City, was fatally shot at 450 Jayne Street in King City on February 16. King City and Greenfield's Major Crimes Investigations Unit released photos on Thursday, February 22 of a "person of interest" wanted in connection to Suniga's slaying indicating that a $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Suniga's killer. Right now no arrests have been made in connection with this month’s violent crime that has hit south Monterey County.

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