Chaos on I-80: College student caught in frightening shootout near airport

SALT LAKE CITY — A terrifying scene unfolded late Sunday night along Interstate 80 near the Salt Lake City International Airport, as a shootout erupted between police and a gunman — with innocent people stuck in traffic as bullets flew through the air.

It was around 11 p.m. when UVU college student Gannon Oviatte was in a car with two of his friends heading Westbound on I-80. Suddenly, traffic came to a standstill — and then, gunfire.

Oh my gosh, get down, Gannon’s voice can be heard as bullets whiz past…

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