2 Wounded In Oakland Freeway Shooting

OAKLAND, CA — Two people were wounded over the weekend in a Bay Area freeway shooting, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 2:11 p.m. Saturday on eastbound Interstate 580 near Seminary Avenue in Oakland, according to the California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division.

"As officers were responding to the scene, a victim of the shooting called 911 and reported that he and a female passenger were struck by gunfire," the CHP said in a news release. "The victim drove himself and the injured passenger to a San Leandro hospital to seek treatment."

The man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his abdomen, while the woman suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound to her head, according to the CHP. She was taken to a local trauma center for treatment.

Freeway lanes were shut down for more than seven hours while officers investigated the shooting, the CHP said. All eastbound I-580 lanes were closed at Seminary Avenue at 3:11 p.m. Lanes were reopened at about 10:15 p.m.

CHP detectives have not yet determined a motive and were working to identify the suspects and vehicles involved in the shooting.

Detectives asked anyone with information about the shooting to call the CHP investigative tip line at 707-917-4491.