Authorities Investigate 2 East Bay Freeway Shootings in 24 Hours, 3 This Week

For the second time in under 24 hours, police are investigating a shooting on Interstate 880 in the East Bay early Thursday.

All northbound lanes of I-880 in Oakland were shut down at 23^rd Avenue Wednesday night due after CHP officers responded to a call of shots fired around 10 p.m. Officers arrived to find a vehicle that had been shot several times, the CHP said. The driver of the vehicle was not injured, officials said.

All lanes in both directions were open by midnight.

Around 3 a.m. Wednesday officers in Fremont responded to a shooting on I-880 near the Mowry Avenue onramp, the CHP said. No injuries were reported, but a vehicle was damaged by gunfire and pulled into a nearby fire station, police said. Images of the black sedan showed bullet holes in the rear window and rear bumper. No injures were reported.

A third East Bay freeway shooting happened on Sunday in Oakland, when CHP responded to reports of a traffic collision at eastbound I-580 and Harrison Street around 3:30 p.m.

Upon arrival officers found that a black sedan had been shot multiple times, causing the crash, officials said. There were no reported injuries.

Authorities have not said if they believe the cases are connected.