Carlos Ray Thomas was arrested by CHP on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Photo: CHP-Golden Gate
Booked for multiple felony charges, including attempted murder
Three vehicles shot, victims uninjured
By CHP – Golden Gate
Oakland, Calif.—An Oakland man is in custody after shooting at vehicles on State Route 24 (SR-24) on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2025. 57-year-old Carlos Ray Thomas of Oakland was arrested by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers after crashing on I-680 in Contra Costa County following the shooting.
On Thursday, October 9, at approximately 3:45 p.m., officers assigned to the CHP Oakland Area office were dispatched to a freeway shooting on eastbound SR-24, west of Old Tunnel Road. Responding officers learned that a victim’s vehicle had been struck by gunfire from a passing vehicle. The victim was uninjured and stopped near the scene. Two additional victims contacted CHP after arriving at their homes to report that their vehicles had also been struck by gunfire.
Following the shooting, multiple witnesses called 9-1-1 and provided dispatchers with a description of Thomas’ vehicle, which continued into Contra Costa County. Just after 4 p.m., Thomas crashed his vehicle in the center divide on southbound I-680 near Olympic Boulevard in Walnut Creek. Thomas exited the vehicle and was attempting to flee the scene on foot when multiple CHP units arrived and took him into custody without incident. A firearm was also recovered.
The CHP’s Golden Gate Division Special Investigations Unit responded to the scene and assumed primary investigative responsibility. At approximately 4:30 p.m., all eastbound lanes of SR-24 were diverted onto southbound SR-13 to allow investigators to process the scene. The lanes were reopened just after 7:00 p.m. Thomas was later booked into Santa Rita jail on multiple felony charges, including attempted murder and shooting from a vehicle.
According to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas is being held without bail and his next court appearance for an Attorney and Plea Hearing is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17 at 9:00 AM in Dept. 112 of the Alameda County Superior Court Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.
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Allen D. Payton contributed to this report.
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