Gunpoint highway robbery in San Francisco closes I-280 connector connector

The California Highway Patrol was investigating an armed robbery on a San Francisco freeway on Friday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol was investigating an armed robbery on a San Francisco freeway on Friday afternoon. Photo: CHP / / Photo: CHP / / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Gunpoint highway robbery in San Francisco closes I-280 connector connector 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A major San Francisco freeway connector was shut down Friday afternoon after an armed assailant boxed in another car and robbed the occupants at gunpoint, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The robbery happened just before 1 p.m. on the southbound Interstate 280 connector to Highway 101, the CHP said.

The assailants boxed in the victims’ vehicle or “stopped them in some other way,” brandished a firearm, robbed two occupants inside and took off, said CHP spokesman Officer Vu Williams.

Investigators were looking into whether the assailant opened fire during the robbery. Drivers were warned to avoid the busy traffic corridor while the CHP processed the scene.