Crime & Safety
Suspect Arrested In Caltrans Shooting Near Caldecott Tunnel
The Caltrans worker was not injured. The shooting happened Thursday.
LAMORINDA, CA — A 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for firing a gun into the air and assaulting a Caltrans worker near the Caldecott Tunnel on state Highway 24.
The altercation happened at 2:15 a.m. after a driver in a Toyota Camry pulled over to the center median just west of the tunnel while waiting for assistance for a flat tire.
A Toyota Yaris pulled in behind the Camry, according to the California Highway Patrol, and a Caltrans tow truck driver pulled in behind the two vehicles to assist the Toyota Camry with the flat tire.
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CHP officials said the Caltrans worker asked the Toyota Camry driver to move the vehicle from the center median to the right-hand shoulder. A verbal and physical altercation then broke out at some point during their interaction, CHP officials said.
The driver, later identified as Tomes Torres of Concord, allegedly produced a handgun, pointed it at the Caltrans worker then fired two shots into the air.
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The Caltrans worker fled the area in his work truck and Torres entered the Toyota Yaris and fled in an unknown location, according to the CHP.
CHP officials responded to the scene and found two 40-caliber shell casings behind the abandoned Toyota Camry. At 11:05 a.m. the same day, the CHP arrested Torres at his home for assault with a deadly weapon and
booked him into Santa Rita Jail.
The Caltrans worker was not injured during the altercation, according to the CHP.
— Bay City News; Image via CHP
