Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Man Shot by CHP Officer is Concord Resident

Incident is apparently connected to an accident involving a motorcycle on the western side of the Caldecott Tunnel

Update, By Bay City News, 8:20 p.m. Saturday

A man shot Friday in Orinda by a California Highway Patrol officer during the investigation of a hit-and-run collision has been identified as 32-year-old David Alcairo of Concord, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said Saturday.

Alcairo, a Concord resident, was shot in the torso Friday on the
Wilder Road off ramp from eastbound state Highway 24 around 4 p.m., Sheriff's
Office spokesman Jimmy Lee said.

His injuries are not life-threatening, but he is hospitalized at John Muir Medical Center, Lee said. When he is released, he is expected to be booked on multiple charges.

The shooting occurred during the investigation of an injury
hit-and-run collision involving a motorcycle that occurred around 3:40 p.m.
near the Claremont Avenue off ramp in Oakland, according to the CHP.

           Working from a description provided by an off-duty federal law
enforcement officer who saw the collision, a CHP officer spotted a
suspicious vehicle matching that description parked on the shoulder at the
Wilder Road offramp around 4 p.m., Lee said.

           The CHP officer stopped behind the vehicle, but at some point
during the contact the driver allegedly approached the officer in an
aggressive manner and refused to comply with orders, Lee said.

The officer opened fire, injuring the driver.

Eastbound lanes of Highway 24 were closed for about two hours
during the two investigations on each side of the Caldecott Tunnel, backing
traffic up at the height of the commute.

The CHP, the sheriff's office and the Contra Costa County District
Attorney's Office are jointly investigating the officer-involved shooting,
Lee said.

Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to call
the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office at (925) 646-2441.

Update, By Bay City News, 6:30 p.m. Friday
All lanes of eastbound state Highway 24 have reopened following a motorcycle crash and fire in Oakland and a related shooting in Orinda and police activity there, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The downed motorcycle was reported at 3:40 p.m. on Highway 24 near
Claremont Avenue, the CHP said.
Shortly after that, there were reports of shots fired near the Wilder Road off-ramp on the other side of the Caldecott Tunnel, the CHP said.

CHP officials have not provided any additional information about
the incident. 

The Wilder Road off-ramp remains closed, the CHP said.

By Bay City News


All lanes of eastbound state Highway 24 are closed because of a motorcycle crash and fire in Oakland and a related shooting in Orinda and police activity there, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The downed motorcycle was reported at 3:40 p.m. on Highway 24 near Claremont Avenue, the CHP said.

Shortly after that, there were reports of shots fired near the Wilder Road off-ramp on the other side of the Caldecott Tunnel, the CHP said.

CHP officials did not provide any additional information about the incident, including a possible estimated time for when the road would reopen or whether the motorcyclist was injured.


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