Two Injured In Brazen Freeway Shooting On I-580 In San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO (CBS SF) -- The California Highway Patrol is investigating a shooting on eastbound Interstate 580 in San Leandro Thursday afternoon that left two male victims injured.
Authorities said the brazen daylight shooting took place just after 1 p.m. on eastbound I-580, west of I-238 near the 164th Avenue exit.
Authorities later confirmed that CHP units from Castro Valley were called to the scene at about 12:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found two male victims had been shot in a vehicle.
The driver sustained a gunshot wound to his right index finger, while the passenger sustained three or four gunshots to the right side of his torso. The two victims were transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Injuries to both victims are believed to be non-life threatening, authorities said.
The CHP didn't have a lot of details and were unable to confirm if this was a case of road rage, a gang shooting or something else.
"It's unclear if gunshots were exchanged between the two vehicles," said CHP Officer Daniel Jacowitz.
Helicopter video showed a gray Nissan Maxima sedan with its passenger side windows shattered. There was also a visible bullet hole in the car's front window.
The shoulder of that stretch of eastbound I-580 was closed for about 45 minutes as officers investigated the scene of the shooting. Traffic was not impacted by the investigation.
In March, the CHP said a spate of three freeway shootings in three consecutive days around the Bay Area appeared to be targeted attacks and were not related. There have been nearly 200 shootings on Bay Area freeways since November 2015, killing nine people. The CHP has only made 39 arrests in those cases.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information regarding it is asked to contact CHP at 707-917-4491.
