OAKLAND — A person was wounded in a freeway shooting Friday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.
It was the second Oakland freeway shooting in two days.
According to initial reports, Friday’s shooting happened about 6:15 a.m. on the connector from eastbound I-80 to southbound I-880, the CHP said.
RELATED: Two cars hit in shooting on Highway 24 in Oakland
The wounded driver was able to pull their vehicle over to the shoulder. They were taken by ambulance to a hospital but their condition was not known.
The shooter and their vehicle were being sought.
A motive for the shooting is under investigation.
The roadway was closed while the CHP investigated.
Thursday’s shooting that led to an arrest happened about 3:45 p.m. on eastbound Highway 24 west of Old Tunnel Road.
Two vehicles were struck by gunfire from a passing vehicle, but the occupants were not hurt, the CHP said. A possible motive for the shootings has not been released.
Multiple witnesses called the CHP with a description of the suspect’s vehicle and a 57-year-old Oakland man was arrested about 4:08 p.m. after his vehicle crashed in the center divide on southbound I-680 near Olympic Boulevard in Walnut Creek.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
