1 person shot in arm on Highway 84 in Newark: CHP

Highway 84 shooting investigation

CHP shutdown Highway 84 on Tuesday to investigate a shooting. They say witnesses told them a crash happened and that gunshots were heard right after. A local hospital told CHP a person who was shot in the arm walked into the hospital. Investigators determined that person was a victim from the Highway 84 shooting.

NEWARK, Calif. - An East Bay highway was shut down Tuesday evening following a shooting investigation where someone was shot in the arm and drove themselves to the hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol.

EB Highway 84 shutdown

What we know:

The CHP said officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at around 5:28 p.m. The crash was reported on eastbound Highway 84, west of Interstate 880, in Newark.

In their preliminary investigation, officers said they were told a witness heard gunshots after the crash.

Meanwhile, people at Washington Hospital in Fremont called the CHP to say that someone had just walked in the emergency room with a gunshot wound to their arm.

The CHP determined that person had been the victim of the highway shooting.

The investigation shut down a major portion of the highway during the peak of the evening commute.

CHP Hayward reported around 6:49 p.m. that eastbound Highway 84, west of Interstate 880, was temporarily closed after shots were possibly fired on the highway.

KTVU cameras captured a Tesla surrounded by yellow police caution tape at Washington Health Hospital in Fremont, which is near the site of the crash.

CHP officers were seen investigating that car, but the agency would not confirm the Tesla's involvement in the incident.

What we don't know:

There are a lot of questions that have yet to be answered, including who was driving the cars, if there were more passengers inside, what the shooting suspect looks like or if any arrests have been made.

The Source: California Highway Patrol Hayward Division

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