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The standoff began around 4 p.m. and caused both directions of I-80 at Green Valley Road near the 680 Interchange to close.
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — An hours long standoff on Interstate 80 in Fairfield came to an end around 6:30 p.m. Friday after the suspect shot himself, officials tell ABC10.
The standoff began around 4 p.m. and caused both directions of I-80 at Green Valley Road near the 680 Interchange to close. CHP says the suspect was being chased after a freeway shooting in Santa Rosa area around 11 a.m. The person shot at reportedly had no injuries.
Helicopter video from KGO, our ABC affiliate in the Bay Area, showed an ambulance leaving the scene with the suspect inside. His condition is currently unknown.
CHP says only one person was inside the suspects car.
Westbound I-80 and northbound I-680 transition to eastbound and westbound I-80 is reopening but eastbound I-80 remains closed, CHP says. There is no estimated time of reopening the roadway. No other information is available.
As authorities dealt with the standoff, it forced I-80 and 680 busy Friday evening traffic into neighborhoods and forcing it to mostly come to a standstill.
“All because this standoff someone could not give up when they are caught and just let everybody go on with their day,” said Chance Bryant, who was driving from Sacramento to Petaluma. “We were on Google and Waze. Each one showed different ways, constantly changing but no matter what, we were stopped.”
For drivers like DorAnne Donesky, it turned her 12-mile work commute into an hours long trip. She and some other drivers ran low on fuel.
“I have been on the road, two hours and 20 minutes from Napa,” said Donesky. “I thought ‘well, I will come over the hill,’ but everyone had the same idea.”
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article mentioned KGO, ABC10’s Bay Area affiliate, reported the suspect to be dead.
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