Freeway shooting on 101

LAPD Detective Jaime Bennett gets a closer look at shell casings, designated by numbered evidence markers, on the southbound 101 Freeway. A number of shots were fired into a new Bentley, whose driver was wounded.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD evidence markers dotted the southbouind lanes of the 101 Freeway, and a firearms expert was called in to examine the shot-up car and other evidence.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

All lanes of the southbound 101 Freeway south of the 10 Freeway interchange in downtown Los Angeles were shut down, leaving an empty roadway. Meanwhile, traffic in the northbound lanes and on other connected freeways was jammed for much of the morning.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD officers fan out to search the southbound 101 Freeway for evidence in the car-to-car shooting. Officials had not determined a reason for the shooting and had no suspects.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)