OAKLAND, CA- A 25-year-old woman and her boyfriend were driving along I-580 in Oakland Tuesday night when a vehicle pulled beside their car and began firing into the car.
Just before 9:00 pm last night, California Highway Patrol Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a freeway shooting that occurred on eastbound I-580, east of San Pablo Avenue. A 25-year-old female was driving an Audi sedan in the #2 lane when she was shot at multiple times.
She sustained gunshot wounds to her right arm and once in the neck. The Audi became disabled in the #2 lane after colliding into the center wall. Both the victim and her boyfriend, who was the right front passenger in the Audi, ran from the scene and met up with by Oakland Police Department on 34th Street. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The unknown suspect fled the scene of this shooting in an unknown vehicle.
Detectives assigned to the CHP – Golden Gate Division Investigative Services Unit (ISU) are actively investigating this freeway shooting. Our detectives are requesting assistance from the public in gathering the details surrounding this incident. If you or anyone you know have information that might be helpful, please call the CHP Investigative Tipline at 707.917.4491.