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Police Investigate Shooting on I-580 in San Leandro That Left 1 Injured

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Police are investigating a freeway shooting in San Leandro Thursday that left one person injured, CHP officials said.

The incident occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 580 near 150th Avenue around 4 p.m.

When officers arrived, they were notified that one person with a non-life threatening gunshot wound arrived at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley.

Investigators shut down several lanes looking for evidence but they have all since been reopened.

The shooting is just a half mile from another freeway shooting that happened a month ago.

In that case, dashcam video captured the moment a bullet came through the windshield of a couple's car just missing their heads.

“Months ago I wrote to the governor and said, ‘We need cameras in our highways, people are driving recklessly, there has been an increase in gun violence on highways and cameras will not only help us respond in real time, they will make people behave better, and it will help us catch people engaged in this dangerous and violent activity,” said Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf.

There still is no description of Thursday's suspect vehicle and officials don’t know what led up to it all.

Schaff said she is working with Caltrans to figure out the best spots to install more cameras on freeways.

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