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Task force wants to talk to tow truck driver, seeks public’s help
The Solano County Major Crimes Task Force is looking for a tow truck driver who was at the scene of a crash on Interstate 80 shortly before a man was shot and killed by CHP officers Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (Courtesy photo)
VACAVILLE The Solano County Major Crimes Task Force is looking for the tow truck driver who stopped to help a motorist shortly before a fatal police shooting Jan. 30.
The motorist had been involved in a single-vehicle crash at about 10:30 p.m. at westbound Interstate 80 near Midway Road.
California Highway Patrol officers arrived shortly after that and the tow truck driver left the area.
Investigators: Man killed by CHP officers near Dixon appeared intoxicated at time of shooting Share Updated: 6:12 PM PST Feb 7, 2021 KCRA Staff Share Updated: 6:12 PM PST Feb 7, 2021
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Show Transcript WE HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION IN LAST WEEKEND’S DEADLY SHOOTING INVOLVING OFFICERS ON INTERSTATE 80 NEAR DIXON. THE SOLANO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IS NOW SAYI THAT THE MAN KILLED BY CHP OFFICERS APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS 29-YEAR-OLD KARL WALKER, WAS IN A CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AFTER A CRASH INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT WALKER WAS GETTING OUT OF THE DRIVER’S SEAT WHEN THEY TRIED TO TALK TO HIM. BUT HE APPEARED TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND EVASIVE, KEEPING HIS HAND IN HIS SWEATPANTS. HE POINTED A GUN TOWARDS AN OFFICER. THAT’S W
Solano DA releases new details in deadly CHP shooting along I-80
An outside review of the circumstances that led to the shooting continues.
Two California Highway Patrol officers investigating reports of a single-vehicle crash shortly after 10:30 p.m. Jan. 30 on westbound I-80 west of Dixon Avenue in the area of Oday Road, which fronts I-80 for a stretch between Dixon and Vacaville, shot the man in the vehicle after he pulled a loaded gun on them, authorities report.
The names of the two officers were not released.
District Attorney Krishna Abrams’ office issued an update Friday that states the man was armed with a handgun and drew it on the officers before they shot him.
The Solano County District Attorney’s Office has identified the armed man who was fatally shot by officers near Dixon over the weekend as 29-year-old Karl Walker.