Two freeway shootings were reported Monday in Oakland and San Francisco.
The first was reported at about 8:40 a.m. when a vehicle was struck by a bullet on the 66th Avenue off-ramp of southbound Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver was not injured.
The second was reported about 10:30 p.m. on the northbound Highway 101 just south of 280 in San Francisco. A white SUV was seen at the scene riddled with multiple bullet holes. The driver of the SUV escaped unharmed, the CHP said.As the number of freeway shootings are dipping in LA and across California, the Bay Area is unfortunately bucking that trend. Freeway shootings in the nine Bay Area counties have gone up since 2021, according to an analysis of California Highway Patrol data.
From guns to gangs and just overall road rage, there's a growing shooting problem on Bay Area freeways. But until there are more tools in place – and political will to reduce gun violence throughout the nine-county region – the message is out that long stretches of roads with massive blind spots are convenient places to escape accountability.
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