A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of opening fire on a pair of motorcyclists last fall during a rolling road-rage confrontation on Interstate 5 in Oceanside, narrowly missing the riders but damaging one of their bikes.
The Oceanside resident was arrested Wednesday in connection with the Nov. 24 freeway shooting near Mission Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
He and the victims were heading north about 9:15 p.m. that day when the suspect allegedly opened fire on them with a handgun, CHP Officer Hunter Gerber said.
Though a round struck one of the motorcycles, the riders escaped injury. Following the shooting, they rode to a safe location and alerted the Highway Patrol to what had happened.
CHP investigators identified the suspect following a “thorough investigation,” Gerber said. The day after the suspect’s arrest, investigators seized the firearm believed to have been used in the crime.
The suspect was booked into county jail in Vista on suspicion of shooting a gun at occupied vehicles and illegally carrying a loaded firearm in a public place.
