Drivers Angered By I-80 Closure Following Shooting

RICHMOND, CA - All eastbound lanes of I-80 were closed in Richmond for more than five hours Thursday as the CHP investigated a car-to-car shooting that left two people seriously wounded. The closure started at 3:30 p.m. and traffic was not allowed to flow again until nearly 9 p.m., wiping out the entire evening rush hour.

Also wiped out by the closure - the patience of drivers. They took to social media to vent their frustrations. Catherine, @LivingVegan3675 wrote, "Such cowardice and disregard for life. So sad. (Pray) for the victims of this shooting and all victims of violence!"

On Facebook, Kim Touray wrote, "I hope that these people one day consider the fact that hospice nurses are on the road and trying to make their way to see other people in need of care. Not forgetting parents trying to get home to their children."

One of the shooting victims was airlifted to a hospital, while the other was taken by ambulance. An update on their conditions was not available.

I-80 traffic came to a halt, backing up all the way to the Bay Bridge shortly after the closure. Surface streets were soon clogged as drivers sought an escape route. But three was no escaping the monumental traffic jam - the entire corridor ground to a crawl.

The CHP reports that Richmond Police detained three possible suspects. Eyewitnesses to the shooting are credited with helping to capture the suspects. They reported that the vehicle that sped off was a silver Dodge Charger.

The shooting appears to be targeted, as opposed to random, according to the CHP.

— Image by CHP Oakland

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