(KTXL) — A man is under arrest after shooting through his windshield from inside his car Monday morning, the Citrus Heights Police Department said.
According to police, the department received of a person saying they were shot near Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane around 5 a.m.
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Police said that responding officers located a vehicle with several gunshots through the windshield and nearby found a man who said he had been shot in the leg.
However, according to police, the man “appeared to be under the influence of narcotics but had not sustained a gunshot wound.”
According to police, after viewing surveillance footage they determined that the man had fired his gun from inside his vehicle then walked across the street where officers found him.
Police said three guns and “several spent shell casings” were found inside the vehicle, which was registered to the suspect’s spouse.
According to police the suspect is facing charges of felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, negligent discharge of a firearm, possession of narcotics and driving under the influence of narcotics.
Police did not find anyone actually injured in the shooting.
