Suspect In I-680 And I-880 Shootings Arrested: CHP

PLEASANTON, CA — California Highway Patrol detectives arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of shooting two people in two separate incidents along I-680 and I-880 on Aug. 3, the Golden Gate Division announced.

On Saturday, Aug. 3 at around 1:30 p.m., CHP officers responded to calls of a shooting on southbound I-680 near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton, according to CHP. The victim was reportedly shot in the shoulder while driving in heavy traffic. About 45 minutes later, CHP officers were called to respond to a second shooting on the Industrial Parkway on-ramp to northbound I-880 in Hayward. The second victim was uninjured.

The CHP Golden Gate Division Special Investigations Unit found similarities between the vehicle descriptions for both of these shootings. Detectives were able to identify the vehicle, and 47-year-old Damien Lamont Harris as the primary suspect. They obtained an arrest warrant for Harris on charges of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, and discharging a firearm from a vehicle.

Detectives also obtained search warrants for Harris’ address. On Aug. 29, CHP detectives and personnel from the Golden Gate Division Warrant Service Team, the Fairfield Police Department, and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, served search warrants at two residences in Fairfield and Fremont. Harriss was located at a home in Fairfield, where police say they also found several firearms, ammunition, and suspected narcotics.

Harris was booked into Solano County Jail on charges of attempted murder, assault, weapons, and narcotics.