Gunfire on westbound Interstate 80 near the I-80/US-50 split in West Sacramento on Monday afternoon brought traffic to a crawl and triggered a rapid response from multiple agencies. Officers from the West Sacramento Police Department and the California Highway Patrol moved in to secure the area while drivers were pushed onto surface streets and lanes on the freeway were slowed or blocked.
According to ABC10, the shooting happened near the I-80 split at about 2:15 p.m. Monday. Both the victim’s vehicle and the suspect’s vehicle exited the freeway into West Sacramento, and officers later found and stopped the suspect’s car on Jefferson Boulevard south of the city limits. Officials have not released information about any victims’ conditions or whether anyone has been arrested.
“The shooting happened near the I-80 split around 2:15 p.m.,” West Sacramento police told ABC10. Investigators with the California Highway Patrol are handling the investigation on the freeway itself, while West Sacramento detectives are taking the follow-up work inside the city. Police are asking anyone who saw what happened or has video of the incident to contact investigators as they try to piece together what led up to the gunfire.
Where it happened and traffic effects
The I-80/US-50 split and nearby West Capitol Avenue are a notorious choke point for commuters, and any incident there can quickly ruin an afternoon drive. Caltrans maintains traffic cameras at the split to help monitor closures and backups when things go sideways. According to Caltrans’ camera listings, the area around the 51/80 split and West Capitol is regularly watched, and lane closures in that stretch can send delays rippling across the Causeway. Drivers can expect some lingering slowdowns while investigators finish their on-scene work and remove any remaining evidence…