A shooting Friday morning caused a snarl in commuter traffic on the Bay Bridge, particularly for those trying to get to the East Bay.
The shooting occurred at 6;45 a.m. between two vehicles in the eastbound lanes near the toll plaza on the Oakland side of the bridge. An off-duty CHP officer in the westbound lanes of the bridge approach said he witnessed a suspect shooting out of the window of an SUV at another vehicle, as KPIX reports.
UPDATE: Police are investigating after someone opened fire on a car this morning near the toll plaza on the eastbound side of the Bay Bridge. https://t.co/NI3gFWsjlw pic.twitter.com/GuuzKjyWEg
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) November 1, 2019
WATCH LIVE: CHP says off-duty officer witnessed car-to-car shooting on eastbound #BayBridge; no injuries reported. https://t.co/IhkyhKC8Qc pic.twitter.com/vlBNp41m7o
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) November 1, 2019
#baybridge eastbound isn’t moving. Good luck folks. pic.twitter.com/2cOX1hCBK1
— Julio (@julioloredo) November 1, 2019
All eastbound lanes were subsequently shut down for an investigation, and a search began for the suspect vehicle. No injuries were reported, though the victim's vehicle was damaged. As ABC 7 reports, the shooter got away.
One eastbound lane of the bridge reopened at 7:45 a.m., and all lanes reopened as of 8:20 a.m.
