CHP officers shoot, kill man following accident on I-80 near Vacaville
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Two California Highway Patrol officers shot and killed a man who they said turned a loaded gun on them following a car accident Saturday night, authorities said Tuesday.
The shooting occured after CHP officers responded to reports of an accident Saturday on Interstate 80 at Dixon Avenue north of Vacaville at 10:31 p.m., said Monica Martinez, spokeswoman for the Solano County district attorney’s office. As they approached a car parked on the highway shoulder, officers said a man threatened them with a gun that turned out to be loaded.
DA: CHP officers threatened with firearm before fatally shooting man
FAIRFIELD The Solano County District Attorney’s Office reported Monday that the man who was shot and killed Saturday near Dixon had threatened the CHP officers with a loaded firearm.
The California Highway Patrol began receiving 911 calls at approximately 10:31 p.m. about a solo car crash on Interstate 80 west of Dixon Avenue, the District Attorney’s Office reports in a statement about the incident. CHP officers responded to the scene to assist and investigate the reported traffic accident.
Preliminary reports indicated the incident occurred in the area of Oday Road, which fronts I-80 for a short stretch between Dixon and Vacaville.
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Vacaville police shoot, kill man after pursuit that left officer injured
VACAVILLE Police shot and killed a man Tuesday night in an incident that began with a driver performing donuts in the back parking lot at City Hall.
The situation that ended with the shooting started at approximately 8:35 p.m. with a failed traffic stop in the area of City Hall, Lt. Mark Donaldson reports.
A pursuit started and continued along Davis Street near the skate center, where an officer in a police vehicle reported being rammed by the suspect’s pickup truck, injuring the officer who was driving the vehicle, Donaldson reports.