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.
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.