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Former college basketball great Gene Ransom, 65, is shot dead while driving on Oakland freeway: Suspected road rage gunman is arrested as violent crime plagues Bay Area
Former University of California at Berkley basketball legend Gene Ransom was killed as he was driving on a freeway during an apparent road-rage incident in the crime-ravaged Bay Area and the suspected gunman has been arrested.
Ransom, 65, was found dead in his car after being shot, crashing into the median and coming to stop in the middle of Interstate 880 in Oakland around 5:15pm on Friday, the city's Fire Department said.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested 25-year-old Juan Angel Garcia of San Francisco on Saturday and charged him with murder
Former college basketball great Gene Ransom, 65, is shot dead while driving on Oakland freeway: Suspected road rage gunman is arrested as violent crime plagues Bay Area
- The basketball star, 65, was killed while was driving north along Interstate 880 in Oakland around 5pm, the county's fire department said
- CHP responded to the scene after a witness called 911 when they saw Ransom's car veering on the interstate, and believed the driver had a medical emergency
- Officials later confirmed that Ransom had been struck by gunfire before crashing his car into the guardrail
- He is the latest victims of gun violence in crime-ridden California, where shootings and violent crimes are on the rise
- In 2020, California saw the largest jump in homicide deaths in the state history since 1960, with 500 more deaths reported than in 2019
- Over the past year, Oakland experienced a 21percent increase in shooting incidents, the most since 2012
Former University of California at Berkley basketball legend Gene Ransom was killed as he was driving on a freeway during an apparent road-rage incident in the crime-ravaged Bay Area and the suspected gunman has been arrested.
Ransom, 65, was found dead in his car after being shot, crashing into the median and coming to stop in the middle of Interstate 880 in Oakland around 5:15pm on Friday, the city's Fire Department said.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested 25-year-old Juan Angel Garcia of San Francisco on Saturday and charged him with murder