Ex-Traversa Therapeutics, Inc. CEO Arrested in Shooting Spree

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LA JOLLA — A biotech executive who led several startup companies is accused of embarking on an early morning rampage through a La Jolla neighborhood Wednesday, shooting and wounding two men — a former business partner and an estranged brother-in-law — before being subdued by a blow to the head.

The victims, prominent UC San Diego cancer biologist Steven Dowdy, 53, and real estate investor Ron Fletcher, 50, were hospitalized for gunshot wounds and are expected to survive.

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