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Rush-Hour Shootout on Highway 24 in Oakland Ends With Crash and Detention in Walnut Creek

Authorities reported extensive East Bay backups during the investigation with no injuries immediately confirmed.

Overview

  • CHP said occupants of two cars exchanged gunfire on eastbound Highway 24 near the Highway 13 connection at around 4 p.m.
  • Bullets struck multiple vehicles, including a pickup that pulled over, while others that may have been hit continued driving.
  • One involved vehicle collided with another near the Ygnacio Valley Road exit in Walnut Creek and then crashed into the center divide.
  • The driver of that vehicle was taken into custody, and there was no immediate word on other suspects or possible injuries.
  • The shooting and investigation caused major backups on eastbound Highway 24 and northbound Highway 13 into the early evening.