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19-Year-Old Arrested in Bay Bridge Shooting That Wounded Passenger

The arrest follows execution of search warrants with officers recovering a firearm investigators say links the shooting to a retaliatory September confrontation.

Overview

  • A vehicle was shot on eastbound Interstate 80 west of the Bay Bridge toll plaza on Sept. 26, and a passenger was struck in the leg when suspects opened fire.
  • CHP investigators named two suspects and on Oct. 8 arrested 19-year-old Olman Santiago Martinezaguilar at his San Pablo home where officers seized a firearm they say is tied to the incident.
  • Martinezaguilar was booked into Santa Rita Jail on charges related to attempted murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle with additional counts pending.
  • A 15-year-old from Richmond has also been identified as a second suspect and was already in custody on an unrelated matter at the time of the adult arrest.
  • CHP said investigators believe the shooting was targeted and retaliatory after a San Francisco altercation and the agency expects the case to move toward prosecution as it gathers further evidence.