Shots fired at car on the 10 Freeway near DTLA

LOS ANGELES - An investigation was underway Wednesday following reports of shots fired at a car on the 10 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.  

The shooting was reported around 4 a.m. on the freeway near Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and the California Highway Patrol.  

The department said two people in a white Toyota Corolla were being followed by a dark-colored SUV when the Toyota's driver heard gunshots and saw his vehicle had been struck.

He continued driving another five miles, exiting at San Pedro Street, then crashed into a power pole at 17th Street and Griffith Avenue, the CHP said. The driver and a passenger in the car received minor injuries from the collision.

The SUV was last seen going south on Griffith Avenue, the CHP said.

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The eastbound freeway was closed in the area while an investigation was conducted. It has since reopened.

No description was available of the suspect.

CNS contributed to this report.