Crime & Safety
Suspect in I-680 Shooting Dies, Officer in Critical Condition
The suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and began shooting at a CHP officer during a traffic stop Monday morning near Alamo.
The suspect in today's on Interstate Highway 680 has died, a sheriff's spokesman said.
The shooting happened around 8:20 a.m. on southbound Interstate Highway 680 just north of Livorna Road in the Alamo area.
The suspect and a California Highway Patrol officer were both shot and critically injured and were taken to John Muir Medical Center, and the suspect is now deceased, Contra Costa County sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said.
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Lee said the suspect, whose name has not been released, pulled out a gun and began shooting at the officer during a traffic stop, and that a second CHP officer fired at the suspect, hitting him.
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