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2 in custody after exchange of gunfire near I-780 in Benicia

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Two people are in custody after they exchanged gunfire with officers in Benicia Friday night, according to police. 

The Benicia Police Department said it started at around 9:22 p.m. when officers attempted to make a traffic stop. At least one person inside that car shot at the officers, who then returned fire. 

No one has been reported injured, the department said, adding that officers took two people into custody. 

It’s unclear exactly where this took place, but police closed all lanes of Interstate 780 between Columbus Parkway and Southampton Road until around 5 a.m. Saturday morning. 

The department said it was being assisted by a number of other agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, Vallejo police along with several others. 

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