Wild chase through multiple bay area counties as a shooting suspect avoids several attempts by police to spike the cars tires. It led to an hours long standoff that shut down interstate 80. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz the whole thing. Finally came to an end just before seven this evening in fairfield. It shut down the freeway at green valley road, creating a massive backup. The chp says the suspect was wanted for shooting at someone this morning along highway 101, in windsor. A bullet went through the back of a car, seemingly chosen at random, and the driver was not hurt. Police located the suspected shooters vehicle three hours later in a parking lot. The driver took off as officers closed in. The pursuit continued across several freeways with multiple failed attempts at spike strip stops where hes really uh avoid the spike strip, so be careful. Spike on the right. Spike on the right. Police eventually successfully stopped the car in fairfield. This started a
The back of a car, seemingly chosen at random, and the driver was not hurt. Police located the suspected shooters vehicle three hours later in a parking lot. The driver took off as officers closed in. The pursuit continued across several freeways with multiple failed attempts at spike strip stops where hes really uh avoid the spike strip, so be careful. Spike on the right. Spike on the right. Police eventually successfully stopped the car in fairfield. This started a lengthy backup for miles as 880 was closed in both directions. Eastbound 680 near the Cordelia Junction was also impacted. Drivers saw his left hand on the steering wheel, right hand reaching around center console. A chp officer says the driver was sitting with a gun in his lap as police surrounded his car. The standoff lasted about three hours. Officers deployed what appeared to be a flashbang and rounds of tear gas through his back windshield, and we just got an update from the Highway Patrol investigators. They say they
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Officials believe the suspect in all of this was involved in the shooting citizen app. Video shows the scene just a little while ago. This all apparently started earlier today. On the southbound lanes of highway 101 near windsor. Then shortly after 3 this afternoon that the car was spotted by officers in rohnert park. Police then chased the driver to the area near the richmond. Sandra fell bridge. The suspect eventually led officers eastbound on interstate 80 towards fairfield, which is where this standoff be. Get the chp has issued a severe Traffic Alert due to the police activity. The standoff on 80 that is near where it intersects with 6. 80, in fairfield, again, all lanes in both directions are currently blocked. Drivers are advised to expect some delays. This is a look at the traffic. Now you see. Throughout the area. Theres no estimated time for reopening the roadway as standoff is active right now, we have a crew headed to the scene. Were going update you as we learn more inform
In Solano County. Right now, both directions of highway 80 in fairfield are back open after an hours long standoff between Law Enforcement and an armed suspect. Standoff lasted for more than two hours before the chp says the gunman was taken to the hospital for a selfinflicted gunshot wound. It all started around 11 00 this morning, chp tells us. This all stemmed from a reported shooting on highway 101 in santa rosa. This morning. Officers tracked the suspect vehicle to a Shopping Center in rohnert park, which led to the pursuit about 330 this afternoon, he stopped near the i80 680 interchange in fairfield. Officer Andrew Barclay with the chp says officers work diligently to deescalate the situation. In the holes that you see in the back windshield are not bullet holes. They are less lethal, so the swat teams are going through options that they have right now to try to get the individual to surrender his weapon and ultimately surrender both direction of highway 80 were shut down for ho