India, March 5 -- Two Sacramento highways were closed on Wednesday after multiple shootings in the California city. Authorities believe them to be connected. The spate of shootings left a driver critically injured and prompted major police presence at a middle school, as per KCRA.

Sacramento Police Department noted that their officers went to Dos Rios and Vine streets by the Smyth Academy of Arts Sciences Middle School around 5:30 am after they received reports of a shooting there.

Officials closed down southbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento amid these reports. A video from the local news outlet showed the highway closed.

California Highway Patrol said that two people in a sedan were shot along Highway 160 near Northgate Boulevard. The ...