Crime & Safety
Shooting Shuts Down I-80
Lanes have since reopened, authorities announced at 9:43 a.m.
OAKLAND, CA — A major Bay Area freeway is now open following a shooting investigation Friday morning, authorities said.
The California Highway Patrol announced just before 7 a.m. that the eastbound Eastshore (I-80) to the southbound Nimitz (I-880) freeways connector was closed due to police activity. Lanes have since reopened, authorities said around 9:43 a.m.
Details about the shooting were limited. The closure caused traffic delays in the area.
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This is the Bay Area's second freeway shooting in less than 24 hours. Another shooting on Thursday afternoon shut down traffic along Highway 24 near Walnut Creek. Authorities arrested a suspect in connection with that shooting.
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