SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Three gang members have been arrested in the death of Jasper Wu, a toddler who was shot last November while riding in his car seat on Interstate 880.
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After 13 months of investigation, Oakland District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announced that Trevor Green, Ivory Bivins and Johnny Jackson have been charged with murder for the death of 23-month-old Wu.
"How could this horrific tragedy have happened? It happened because two rival gangs were having a rolling gun battle on Highway 880 going northbound across the freeway at two o'clock in the afternoon," O'Malley said during a press conference.
On Nov. 6, 2021, Wu was in a car driving down I-880 when the vehicle was caught in crossfire. A bullet came through the windshield of the car and hit the toddler in the head, killing him instantly.
According to the District Attorney's office, the three suspects were also charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle and possession of a firearm by a felon. Authorities revealed a fourth man had been involved in the fight, but he was killed by gang violence before he could be charged in the crime.
Wu's father Jihao Wu was at the news conference and spoke through interpreter Carl Chan, President of Oakland Chinatown's Chamber of Commerce. "At some point they thought that it's about time to give up, but then when they heard about this they were so so excited again, happy, but also very sad, so I know that the family had a fair share of crying again," he said. "But one thing they would love to see is to bring closure to the family."
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