The suspect in Monday's Interstate 805 shootings will face eight charges including two counts of attempted murder when he is arraigned Thursday afternoon.
The multiple shootings along I-805 injured one driver near the Mesa College Drive offramp. Another dodged a bullet near I-805 and Plaza Boulevard.
Officials closed I-805 and Interstate 5 for several hours, walking the pavement and looking for evidence.
Enrique Ayon, 24, was arrested in Los Angeles Tuesday after a driver recognized a vehicle wanted in the shooting investigation.
San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said Ayon will be charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of shooting at an inhabited vehicle, one count of discharging a firearm in grossly negligent manner, one hit-and-run charge and one vandalism charge.
CHP Capt. Rich Stewart said investigators have not recovered a weapon but have strong evidence linking Ayon to the crime.
A white 2006 Chevy Malibu ran through the toll booth barrier at Sunset Park prior to the shootings Monday. That incident was reported shortly after the shootings began officials said.
Witnesses to the shooting and a hit-and-run accident near San Ysidro described the vehicle as a white 2006 Chevy Malibu with license plate 5POM917, which prompted officials to post signs throughout Southern California describing the vehicle.
Surveillance video from Sunset Park was able to identify Ayon as the driver of the Malibu according to Stewart.
Stewart said they do believe Ayon acted alone in the shootings.
Investigators alluded to Ayon's criminal record but refused to discuss his criminal history because they said it is part of the ongoing investigation.
Ayon was arrested Tuesday after a driver recognized his car on Interstate 210 in Los Angeles from highway signs posted by the CHP.
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He was interviewed by CHP investigators in Los Angeles and then taken into San Diego County Jail late Tuesday.
He's expected to be arraigned downtown Thursday afternoon.
If convicted on all charges, Ayon will face a sentence of 63 years and 6 months to life according to Dumanis.
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