Former college basketball great Gene Ransom, 65, is shot dead while driving on Oakland freeway

**pwaldo** · 02-10-2022, 04:35 PM

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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.

A friend said Ransom was driving to pick up his girlfriend at the West Oakland train when the shooting occurred.

Ransom's girlfriend 'was waiting for him to pick her up and not knowing that he had been murdered,' said Doug Harris, former teammate and long-time friend of Ransom.

CHP investigators said the motive appeared to be road rage and the shooting was targeted. They said Ransom was in a black Honda Civic and Garcia was traveling north on I-880 in a black Lexus.

Garcia allegedly pulled up on his Ransom's left side and opened fire at least once.

Garcia is in custody at Alameda County Jail. His next scheduled court appearance is February 9.

Friday’s deadly incident was at least the fourth fatal shooting on an Oakland highway in the past four months, including one involving a nearly-two-year-old infant killed by a stray bullet.