Pinole: Suspect charged in near-fatal road rage shooting

PINOLE — A 25-year-old Richmond man has been charged with a felony for allegedly shooting into another vehicle during a road rage incident and nearly killing a passenger inside.

Otis Keller was charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle, with an enhancement for allegedly causing great bodily injury to the victim. The man who Keller allegedly shot, a 24-year-old also from Richmond, was hospitalized in critical condition and remains at a hospital 11 days later, police said.

The charge carried a potential life sentence, authorities said.

The shooting occurred around 7:40 p.m. on Dec. 9. It began as a road rage incident near an Appian Way offramp for Interstate 80 and continued onto Fitzgerald Drive, where the shooting occurred.

Keller was arrested the next day, and charged on Dec. 12. He was identified in part through surveillance footage from cameras in the area, police said.

Keller’s bail has been set at $1.25 million.

Police are still encouraging witnesses to come forward by calling 510-724-1111 or via email at investigations@pinole.gov.