9-year-old boy shot, woman injured after Oakland freeway shooting leads to crash, CHP says

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A search is underway for the suspect behind Tuesday night's freeway shooting on Interstate 580 in Oakland that injured a 9-year-old boy, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers responded to reports of a shooting involving two cars on eastbound I-580 east of Fruitvale Ave. just before 10 p.m.
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CHP says one of the vehicles involved exited the freeway and crashed at 35th Avenue and Brookdale Avenue.

When officers arrived at that location they found a woman suffering from non-life threatening injuries sustained from the crash and a 9-year-old sitting in the front passenger seat with a gunshot wound.

They were both transported to the hospital and are expected to survive.

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At this time CHP says investigators have not determined a motive behind this shooting and are currently looking for the suspect or suspects involved.

They are asking anyone with information to call the CHP Investigation Tipline at (707) 917-4491.

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