3 Arrested in Connection With Jasper Wu Shooting Death - NBC Bay Area

Three radical person been arrested successful transportation with the 2021 Oakland freeway shooting that near toddler Jasper Wu dead, officials announced Thursday.

Jasper and his household were traveling connected Interstate 880 erstwhile they were caught successful the crossfire betwixt rival gangs "having a rolling weapon battle" connected the freeway astatine astir 2 p.m. connected Nov. 6, 2021, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said.

"This is the worst nightmare and result of weapon unit and particularly pack weapon violence," O'Malley said. "Innocent radical are rather virtually caught successful the crossfire. The horrific nightmare for the Wu household and their babe being killed successful specified a senseless and convulsive mode tin ne'er beryllium reconciled."

Jasper, who was 23 months old, was dormant successful his car spot erstwhile the shooting broke out, O'Malley said. A slug came done the beforehand windshield astatine an space and struck him, sidesplitting him instantly.

The 3 radical who were arrested were identified arsenic Trevor Green, Ivory Bivins and Johnny Jackson. They were each charged with murder, shooting astatine an occupied conveyance and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the territory attorney's office. Bivins and Green were besides charged with conspiracy to perpetrate a transgression and transgression thoroughfare pack conspiracy.

“At immoderate constituent they thought it was clip to springiness up, but erstwhile they heard astir this, they were truthful excited again, excited, happy, but besides precise sad,” said Carl Chan, president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. 

Jasper's begetter spoke concisely astatine a property league Thursday with the assistance of Chan.

Officials connected Thursday announced that 3 radical person been arrested successful transportation with the 2021 Oakland freeway shooting that near toddler Jasper Wu dead.

“It was for them mixed feelings. First happening is first, they were precise blessed and excited to spot this property league of this lawsuit but astatine the aforesaid clip they consciousness similar this is bringing backmost the representation of time 1 of what happened," said Chan.

Officials said a 4th person, Keison Lee, was besides progressive but has since died successful an unrelated incident. 

The CHP, who continues to analyse freeway shootings, hopes this sends a wide connection tonight.

“To those who usage authorities road strategy arsenic a spot to perpetrate shootings and different acts of convulsive crime, cognize this: the CHP volition not relent,” said Jason Reardon, adjunct chief. “We volition spell done immoderate lengths wrong the instrumentality to find you and clasp you relationship array for your actions.”

One of the 3 suspects is expected successful tribunal Friday, the different 2 are successful custody successful Contra Costa County connected unrelated charges, and are expected to beryllium transferred to Alameda County soon.