Three detained after shots fired at CHP officers on I-880 in Hayward, 18-year-old driver arrested

Sunday, June 14, 2020
HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- Three suspects have been detained Sunday afternoon in relation to a shooting of CHP officers in a patrol car in Hayward, CHP officials said.

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, a black Mercedes van traveling near southbound I-880 on Lewelling Boulevard near the I-238 flyover fired seven shots at the CHP vehicle with two officers inside.
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The CHP confirmed officers were not injured in the shooting.

A van matching the description of the suspect vehicle was located a short time later, and officers detained its three male occupants ranging in ages of 20, 18, and 14 years old.
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Officers also located multiple firearms inside the van and processed as evidence.

The 18-year-old driver, Ethan Escobedo from Los Angeles, has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on an officer and shooting at an occupied vehicle.
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