Crime & Safety
South Bay Freeway Shooting Under Investigation: CHP
An off-duty San Jose police officer's personal vehicle was struck by gunfire, authorities said.
SAN JOSÉ, CA — An off-duty San Jose police officer's personal vehicle was struck by gunfire on northbound U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday afternoon but the officer was not injured, police said.
The shooting was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 1:42 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 near the interchange with state Highway 85.
The officer reported his car was struck at least one in the shooting but he was not injured, police said.
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Part of northbound Highway 101 remained closed later Tuesday afternoon for the investigation into the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the CHP's Hollister-Gilroy area office at (408) 848-2324.
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