A suspect is in critical condition after he shot himself during an hours-long standoff on Interstate 80 in Solano County Friday, the California Highway Patrol said.
Just after 6:30 p.m., video from NBC Bay Area’s SkyRanger appeared to show officers taking the driver out of the vehicle.
According to the CHP, the driver shot himself and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
As of 11 p.m. Friday, the westbound lanes of I-80 reopened near the Interstate 680 junction in Solano County. But three of the eastbound I-80 lanes were blocked due to the investigation. Traffic was backed up for about 10 miles in both directions during the incident.
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The pursuit started after a reported shooting on Highway 101 near Windsor, according to the CHP.
At about 11 a.m., a woman reported that someone fired a shot at her SUV while she was heading southbound on the highway, the CHP said.
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One shot was fired and hit the woman's car, the CHP said. The woman was not hit.
The women exited the highway, called authorities and provided a description of the suspect vehicle, the CHP said.
Officers located the car in a shopping center in Rohnert Park. They tried to get the suspect to exit the car, but the driver sped off and led authorities on a chase, the CHP said.
The driver eventually hit a spike strip on eastbound I-80 near the I-680 junction, and the car soon came to a stop, according to the CHP.
The case is now under investigation by the Solano County District Attorney's Office.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article reported that the suspect had died. The CHP later corrected the information and stated that the suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
