Crime & Safety

Caught On Camera: Couple Dodges Freeway Shooting On I-580 In Oakland

The bullet hit the windshield just inches away from his fiance, with the frightening incident caught on the car's dashcam.

(CBS Bay Area)

July 7, 2022

An East Bay couple was caught in the crossfire of a freeway shootout in Oakland and escaped from the closest of calls when a bullet flew through their windshield.

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The incident happened on Interstate Highway 580 on June 14 as Garrett Mason and his fiance were headed to Pleasanton. Mason said he didnt realize it right away but he was caught between one driver chasing after another.

"One of the vehicle's passengers got outside of their window, basically sat up on their passenger window, and opened fire at the car that was tailing them," said Mason. "One of the bullets happened to go through our windshield."

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