South Bay freeway shooting sends person to hospital

South Bay freeway shooting sends person to hospital Highway Patrol says incident at Tasman Drive and I-880 was ‘not a random act’

MILPITAS – A driver was injured in a shooting Monday, May 17, 2021. afternoon on a South Bay freeway, authorities said.

The shooting was reported at 2:33 p.m. on the onramp from East Tasman Drive to southbound Interstate 880 in Milpitas, said California Highway Patrol Officer Alicia Moreno.

Moreno said the male driver of a maroon Mazda was shot in the left shoulder. His passenger was not injured.

The driver was taken to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center to be treated for his injuries.

The suspect was wearing a gold grill [A “gold grill” is a teeth thing. See image.] and driving a black sedan, Moreno said. No license plate information was available.

It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the shooting, but Moreno said it was “not a random act.”