OCEANSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- Hours after a shooting prompted the full closure of the 5 Freeway in Oceanside, some lanes were reopened Saturday morning but traffic remained snarled in both directions.

"The 5 is closed in both directions between Oceanside and the Orange County border while police investigate a shooting," Caltrans said in a social media post at 9:39 a.m., adding that drivers should use the 15 Freeway as an alternative route.

Shortly afterward, the California Highway Patrol released a video statement saying three southbound lanes were reopened at Harbor Drive, along with the northbound right shoulder.

Few details were available about the shooting that led to the closure, which began when a SigAlert was issued shortly after 2:30 a.m. between Harbor Drive in Oceanside and Chr

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