🚨 **UPDATE: WRONG-WAY DRIVER WHO CRASHED ON HIGHWAY 14 IDENTIFIED AS WITNESS TO MOJAVE SHOOTING**

🚨 **UPDATE: WRONG-WAY DRIVER WHO CRASHED ON HIGHWAY 14 IDENTIFIED AS WITNESS TO MOJAVE SHOOTING**

**MOJAVE, CA** – Kern County Sheriff's deputies responding to a shooting near Martin Avenue and Oak Creek Road early Saturday morning, October 24, spotted a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Highway 14.

Deputies observed the vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes and attempted to catch up to conduct a traffic stop. Before deputies could stop the vehicle, it crashed near Camelot Boulevard in the area of Silver Queen Road.

The collision was reported at approximately 1:12 a.m. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Kern County Fire Department were requested to respond.

**UPDATE:** Further investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle involved in the wrong-way crash was a witness to the earlier shooting, not an identified suspect.

The shooting was initially reported at approximately 1:01 a.m. Arriving deputies confirmed a victim had sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach.

Possible shooting suspects were described as two to three Black males traveling in a white SUV.

The victim's condition and the extent of any injuries from the crash remain unknown.

The investigation is ongoing.