Suspected Oakland highway shooter arrested after road rage crash
(KRON) – The suspected shooter of an Oakland freeway shooting was arrested, according to California Highway Patrol.
Around 6 p.m. on June 16, CHP was alerted of a freeway shooting eastbound on Highway 24 at the Acalanes Road off-ramp. According to CHP, the victim informed detectives before the shooting that he and another vehicle crashed after a road rage incident. The suspect then began shooting at the victim’s vehicle and fled the area.
With the vehicle information received from the victim, the suspect was identified as 30-year-old Oakland resident Aaron Demetrius Davis Jr.
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Earlier this month, the Golden Gate Division Warrant Service Team served search and arrest warrants at two Oakland residences associated with Davis Jr.
Davis Jr. was arrested at the first residence. Police said they found numerous firearms, including an assault-style rifle, pistols and high-capacity magazines in the searches.
Davis was later booked into Contra Costa County Jail on felony charges of attempted murder, assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and illegal firearm possession.
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