'The very thing we worked so hard to prevent for our young people, he has been a victim of.' Close friend says Cal basketball Hall of Famer Gene Ransom was involved in a local nonprofit working with youth to combat violence through sports. Ransom was shot and killed Friday on I-880 in Oakland.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The California Highway Patrol announced an arrest in Friday's I-880 freeway in Oakland which took the life of a Bay Area sports legend Gene Ransom.
The CHP arrested 25 year-old Juan Angel Garcia of San Francisco charging him with murder. Authorities say a motive for the shooting is still under investigation.If you're on the ABC7 News app, Harris is talking about his best friend, Gene Ransom, a star basketball player in the 1970s at Berkeley High School and Cal Berkeley.Harris confirmed to ABC7 News that Ransom was shot and killed Friday, while his was driving on I-880 in Oakland, it's the second fatal freeway shooting of the year in Oakland.Harris says Ransom worked as a longshoreman at the Port of Oakland. Years before that he was a star on court.