Two shootings back-to-back this week on Bay Area freeways. On Thursday afternoon, CHP got the first 911 calls reporting a shooting on eastbound Highway 24 near Old Tunnel Road in Oakland.
"A victim who had not been struck by gunfire, but their vehicle had had pull to the right shoulder and called 911. Fortunately, other people called 911 were able to give us a description of that suspect vehicle that continued eastbound into contra Costa County," said CHP Sergeant Andrew Barclay.
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Minutes after Thursday's freeway shooting, CHP arrested a suspect after he crashed into the center divider on I-680 in Walnut Creek.
"They exited the vehicle, began walking away. Our officers arrived on scene, quickly took him into custody without any incident. Most importantly, recovered that firearm as well," said Sergeant Barclay.
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CHP believes that suspect also shot and hit two other vehicles.
"There were two other victims. Fortunately, neither were struck by gunfire. However, their vehicle sustained damage, that had driven home and then called nine and one. So throughout the night, we were able to speak with them, get more information from them," said Sergeant Barclay.
As CHP continued that investigation, another shooting was reported Friday morning around 5:45 a.m. This time on eastbound I-80 near southbound I-880 in Oakland .
CHP's preliminary findings suggest Friday's freeway shooting started on the Bay Bridge was motivated by mutual road rage that escalated.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a driver with an injury to the head.
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"The victim in this situation was struck in the head by shrapnel. So they were not actually struck by the bullet. They were struck by shrapnel. They sustained an injury to their head. When we arrived on scene. They were speaking with us, transported to a hospital for treatment, and they're in stable condition," said Sergeant Barclay.
We looked into the data and according to CHP, there have been 43 Bay Area freeway shootings in 2025. During the same time period in 2024, there were 64 freeway shootings - that's a 34% decrease year to year.
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley helped push for more freeway cameras in 2022 as a way to crack down on these incidents.
"That we need to be stepping up our ability to prevent and intervene, relative to public safety issues and concerns, that there's still a pervasive attitude of lawlessness that I think is still in the Bay area," said Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor.
There are 200 cameras now operating and recording on East Bay freeways. CHP is still searching for the suspect in Friday's freeway shooting.