Oakland: CHP investigating shooting on I-580

OAKLAND — A person escaped injury Monday afternoon after an incident on Interstate 580 that California Highway Police officers were investigating as a possible shooting, authorities said.

According to a statement posted to social media Monday afternoon, the CHP said officers responded around 3:38 p.m. to westbound I-580 lanes east of 14th Avenue for a report of a possible shooting minutes earlier.

Officers found a person who was not hurt, as well as evidence of a shooting at a scene. Traffic in westbound lanes was briefly backed up for several minutes, but eventually cleared. A CHP officer declined to release any additional details Monday night, citing an active investigation.

Shooting incidents on freeways have continued to compromise driver safety regionally, with the CHP investigating six killings last year on freeways across the city. So far this year, the agency has looked into a fatal February shooting of a woman found at an East Oakland off-ramp, the March shooting of a man believed to have been shot on city streets before crashing his car in I-580 lanes near Park Boulevard, and last month’s fatal shooting of a man found in westbound I-580 lanes east of 14th Avenue.

Anyone with information who may have seen a suspect or associated vehicle should call CHP’s Oakland office at 510-457-2875.

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— CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) May 16, 2023

Contact George Kelly at 408-859-5180.