Both directions of I-80 closed during the incident causing significant traffic backups and delays.
Law enforcement agencies engaged in pursuit and standoff with suspect.
Pursuit spanned multiple counties: Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa, and Solano.
Silver sedan located in Rohnert Park after initial shooting in Santa Rosa.
Standoff with law enforcement officers before suspect shot himself in critical condition.
Suspect disabled by spike strips on I-80 near Fairfield.
Suspect shoots himself after hours-long chase on I-80.
On May 3, 2024, a series of events unfolded on Interstate 80 in the Bay Area that resulted in multiple law enforcement agencies engaging in a pursuit and standoff with a suspect. The incident began around 11:00 AM when there was a shooting on U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Rosa, leaving no injuries reported but prompting authorities to search for the suspect's vehicle.
The suspect's silver sedan was located hours later in Rohnert Park, and as officers attempted to close in, the driver fled. The pursuit continued through multiple counties: Sonoma, Marin, Contra Costa, and Solano. The vehicle was eventually disabled using spike strips on I-80 near Fairfield.
The suspect then engaged in a standoff with law enforcement officers for several hours before shooting himself in critical condition. He was transported to the hospital where he remains as of this writing.
Both directions of I-80 were closed during the incident, causing significant traffic backups and delays. The freeway has since reopened, but the impact on commuters was substantial.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is leading the investigation into this incident. No further information has been released at this time.
The incident originated in Santa Rosa area and involved a shooting at a black SUV on U.S. Highway 101.
The woman in the black SUV was not injured but described the shooter's vehicle to authorities.
The suspect's vehicle was located in a Rohnert Park shopping center and got away as police attempted to close in.
Accuracy
The car traveled south on U.S. 101 into Marin County, turned east on state Highway 37 before reversing course and returning to southbound U.S. 101 to Interstate 580.
The suspect slowed down and came to a stop on the freeway at the Lopes Road overpass near Cordelia Junction.
Officers used gas devices near the vehicle and made a forced entry into one of the rear doors, pulling the suspect from the back seat.
A standoff with a potentially armed suspect caused the closure of both directions of Interstate 80 in Fairfield on Friday.
The suspect motorist took officers on a pursuit from Sonoma and Marin counties, across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, through Contra Costa County and into Solano County.
The car was disabled after running over spikes law enforcement laid on the highway.
CHP attempted to negotiate with the motorist and eventually used a gas device to incapacitate him.
The suspect died by suicide.
Accuracy
The suspect took officers on a pursuit from Sonoma and Marin counties, across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, through Contra Costa County and into Solano County.
