One person is dead after a freeway shooting and crash late Wednesday night on Interstate 580 in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The shooting occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on eastbound I-580 at Park Boulevard, the CHP said. The initial call came in as a traffic collision with unknown injuries.
When CHP and Oakland police officers arrived at the scene, they found the driver of a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said. It wasn’t immediately clear if the victim died as a result of the gunshots or injuries suffered in the crash.
I-580 eastbound remained closed overnight Thursday from Grande Avenue to Park Boulevard during the investigation. All lanes reopened just before 5 a.m., the CHP said.
No further details were immediately available.
Source: NBC Bay Area
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