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Novato Highway 37 Shooting: 50-Year-Old Hospitalized, Expected to Survive

Police call the freeway gunfire an isolated case under active investigation.

Overview

  • California Highway Patrol received a call around 3 p.m. Saturday about a person shot multiple times on Highway 37 in Novato.
  • Officers found the victim on the south side of the highway between Highway 101 and Atherton Avenue, and he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
  • Novato police identified the victim as a 50-year-old resident and said he is expected to survive.
  • Eastbound Highway 37 was closed for several hours as detectives and crime scene investigators collected evidence.
  • Investigators ask anyone with information to contact dispatch at 415-897-1122, email crimetips@novato.gov, or text "Tip Novato" to 888-777.