RICHMOND, Va. — Police say a Virginia police officer shot a naked man on an interstate during rush hour.

Police say the shooting occurred on Interstate 95 Monday evening. The man has been hospitalized and The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that his condition was not immediately known.

Richmond police spokesman Gene Lepley says the incident began when an officer witnessed a hit-and-run at an intersection at 5:33 p.m. The newspaper says the shooting occurred moments later.