ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. -- The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office was searching for the men who shot a driver on Interstate 70 about 10 miles west of Limon.
The shooting was reported about 12:47 a.m. Friday
A man told deputies he was driving from Kansas when a blue four-door Honda pulled up alongside him and someone inside opened fire.
He suffered several gunshot wounds and was flown to a hospital in critical condition.
"The motive for the shooting is unknown at this time," the sheriff's office said in a press release.
Investigators were conducting interviews in the area and reviewing security footage from businesses along the I-70 corridor.
The victim described the driver as a white man with curly blond hair, wearing a black hoodie and khaki shorts.
The passenger was also a white male wearing a white t-shirt and black pants.
If you have information that could help the investigation, you are asked to call the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office's Investigations unit at 303-805-6109.
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