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The eastbound side of Interstate 580 was closed for nearly three hours during the afternoon commute Thursday as the California Highway Patrol investigated a shooting — the second such incident reported publicly on the freeway in Livermore in the past month and a half.
CHP officers responded to a report of shots fired on eastbound I-580 near First Street in Livermore just after 1:45 p.m. The ensuing investigation by detectives shut down the side of the freeway from 2:10 p.m. until approximately 5 p.m., snarling the crowded commute into and through the Tri-Valley.
One person was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were considered to be not life threatening, according to the CHP. No additional details about the active investigation were revealed as of Thursday night.
The CHP asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the CHP-Golden Gate Division’s investigative tip line at 707-917-4491.
Thursday marked the second shooting reported on I-580 in Livermore since late-February.
A Hayward man was arrested on Feb. 27 after the CHP alleged he shot somebody while driving on westbound I-580 near North Livermore Avenue — less than a half-hour after he allegedly shot another person on westbound Interstate 205 near the I-5 interchange in the San Joaquin Valley that same morning.
