Shooting prompts closure of Highway 1 Friday night

FREEDOM — Santa Cruz County sheriff deputies and Santa Cruz Highway Patrol responded to a shooting around 8:40 p.m. Friday near the Freedom Boulevard exit on southbound Highway 1, according to a statement posted on the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office social media page.

The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. and caused a partial closure of the highway between Friday night and early Saturday morning. According to the Sheriff Department’s statement, a black or dark gray Acura MDX sport...