"A massive traffic backup Thursday morning in the East Bay that was tied to a large police response in the westbound lanes of I-80 turns out to have been caused by a confrontation with police that led to the fatal shooting of a suspect. The incident reportedly began as a solo traffic crash on I-80 in Hercules, near Pinole Valley Road."
"The detective pulled over, or was stopped in the freeway like other cars, and had some kind of confrontation with the suspect. It appears the suspect approached the detective with the tire iron, and the detective opened fire. According to CHP dispatch logs obtained by the Chronicle, the suspect was transported to Highland Hospital in Oakland, where he was later pronounced dead."
A solo traffic crash on westbound I-80 in Hercules near Pinole Valley Road escalated when a man exited a Nissan Altima and allegedly confronted drivers while striking passing cars with a tire iron. A Richmond Police Department detective who encountered the scene on the freeway had a confrontation with the man. The suspect reportedly approached the detective with the tire iron, and the detective opened fire. The suspect was transported to Highland Hospital in Oakland and later pronounced dead. The response drew dozens of law enforcement and emergency vehicles and prompted a long-term freeway closure with drivers advised to use alternate routes.
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