>>> RIGHT NOW AT 11:00, FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN THE EAST BAY. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ISSUED OUT ON THE FREEWAY. A LITTLE BOY, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE. AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER HERE. LATE TONIGHT, CHP CONFIRMING TO US, THE 8-YEAR-OLD BOY IS IN THE HOSPITAL, IN GRAVE CONDITION. HE WAS HIT, AS PEOPLE IN TWO OTHER CARS EXCHANGED GUNFIRE. 580 REMAINS CLOSED. HERE IS THE MAP AT HARRISON AVENUE, NEAR GRANT. IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS. >> YOU MENTIONED IT. SADLY THAT LITTLE BOY IS IN GREAT CONDITION TONIGHT. NBC BAY AREA'S GIA VANG IS IN OAKLAND. YOU ARE OUT THERE WITH THE LATEST,? >> Reporter: AS YOU SAID, LATE TONIGHT, CHP DID CONFIRM THAT THE BOY WAS TAKEN FROM HIGHLAND HOSPITAL TWO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN GREAT CONDITION, AND THIS, ALL HAPPENING, AS THIS IS STILL HAPPENING OVER MY SHOULDER. SO, YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE RED LIGHTS, THOSE ARE THE TAIL LIGHTS OF CARS ON 580, HEADING EASTBOUND. THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TRAFFIC OUT HERE, AND THEY DON'T LOOK TO BE MOVING VERY MUCH. SO, THIS IS ON TELEGRAPH AND THE 580. AS THIS INVESTIGATION HAD BEGUN FOR THE SHOOTER'S TONIGHT. >> CONFUSION AMONG THOUSANDS OF DIVERTED DRIVERS ON EASTBOUND 580 SHUT DOWN BY CHP. LATER, AN INVESTIGATOR GOING FROM COME TO TOWN, TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT SHELL CASINGS. THIS IS IN OAKLAND, NEAR THE GRAND AVENUE EXIT, BECAUSE AT AROUND 6:30, FRIDAY EVENING, GUNFIRE RANG OUT. >> THERE WERE A LOT OF SHOTS, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. >> Reporter: IT CAME FROM THE 580, NEARBY, WHERE CHP SAID TWO VEHICLES IN A DARK YOU SUV AND A MAROON COLORED SUV EXCHANGED GUNFIRE. >> WE HAD TWO VEHICLES THAT CHOSE TO UTILIZE OUR FREEWAY SYSTEMS AS A ROLLING GUNBATTLE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF THESE TWO VEHICLES AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE VEHICLES, AN INNOCENT CHILD WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE. I THINK ANYONE CAN RELATE, THAT HAS CHILDREN, WHEN A CHILD IS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE, OR A VIOLENT CRIME OCCURS, IT TOUCHES YOU. >> Reporter: THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES FLOOD, BUT THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. THEY HIT AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. DON LISTENED TO WHAT WE HAD LEARNED. >> NOT AGAIN! THIS IS THE FREEWAY I TAKE EVERY DAY, IT COULD HAPPEN, ANYBODY COULD GET HURT. SO, ANOTHER BABY IS HURT. ANOTHER FAMILY GOT TO GO THROUGH THIS, SOMEBODY THAT HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH NOTHING. >> Reporter: THE OAKLAND LETTER A ARE CALLING THIS A HORRIFIC TRAGEDY, SAYING THEY CAN DO ALL THEY CAN TO HELP APPREHEND THOSE RESPONSIBLE. AS A MOTHER, MY HEART BREAKS FOR THE YOUNG VICTIM OF THE VICTIMS OF THE VICTIM'S FAMILY. SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE HAS IMPACTED FAR TOO MANY LIVES, AND WHEN AN INNOCENT CHILD IS HARMED, IT IS UNFATHOMABLE. SHE SAID SHE HAD TO LEAVE HARRISON, AND TRAFFIC THAT FLOWS BY GERALD'S PLACE OF WORK AND HE HAS A MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO OPENED FIRE. >> IT IS 2023, TAKE OUT UNNECESSARY. STOPPING THE NECESSARY WITH YOUR LIFE, STOP WASTING IT. >> Reporter: WE ARE LIVE, OUT HERE AT THE 580, UNDER OAKLAND, AND YOU CAN SEE CARS REALLY SITTING THERE, NOT A LOT OF MOVEMENT, SO PLEASE AVOID THE AREA IF YOU CAN. CHP STILL INVESTIGATING. CHP SAYS, WHILE THIS IS ALL PRELIMINARY, THE SUSPECT VEHICLES TRAVEL EASTBOUND, CONTINUED EASTBOUND ON 580, AND ONE OR BOTH OF THE VEHICLES MAY HAVE EXITED PARK. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, THEY ARE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE CALL THEM ON THEIR TIP
