Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Peninsula Highway Shooting
Authorities arrested a 29-year-old San Francisco resident and found multiple illegal firearms in his vehicle.
REDWOOD CITY, CA — California Highway Patrol officers arrested a man Thursday in connection with a freeway shooting on northbound Highway 101 near Marsh Road in Redwood City earlier this week.
Authorities said Derrick Roberts, a 29-year-old San Francisco resident, confessed to the Monday shooting, which didn’t result in any injuries. The CHP didn’t specify the nature of the shooting, but Roberts was charged with attempted murder, assault with a firearm, shooting from a motor vehicle and negligent discharge of a firearm.
In searching Roberts’ car, authorities found three more illegal firearms in addition to the illegal firearm used in the shooting, including an AR-15 assault rifle. He also possessed several hundred rounds of ammunition.
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Roberts was booked at the Solano County Jail and is awaiting extradition to San Mateo County.
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