{"id":840819,"date":"2026-09-08T17:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840819\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:36:17","slug":"highway-50-shooting-in-sacramento-county-snarled-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840819\/","title":{"rendered":"Highway 50 shooting in Sacramento County snarled traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pursuit ends in deadly Highway 50 shooting in Sacramento County involving multiple law enforcement agencies<\/p>\n

Highway 50 reopens more than nine hours after closure<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer\"JonathanRANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

Officers from three separate law enforcement agencies shot at a driver after a pursuit that ended along Highway 50 on Tuesday morning in Sacramento County, the California Highway Patrol said. The confrontation left the driver dead. <\/p>\n

As a result of the shooting that happened on Highway 50 near Hazel Avenue, westbound lanes were closed for several hours from Hazel to Sunrise Boulevard and reopened shortly before 9:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

CHP said its officers stopped a vehicle that had its headlights off around 11:20 p.m. Monday on Folsom Boulevard. The driver initially stopped but then took off. This led to a pursuit through the Rancho Cordova and Fair Oaks areas, CHP said.<\/p>\n

Other agencies joined the pursuit, which ended around 12:05 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 50 at Hazel Avenue after officers used spike strips to stop the vehicle.<\/p>\n

The vehicle stopped, and the driver got out with what appeared to be a gun in their hand, CHP said. That’s when officers from CHP, the Citrus Heights Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office opened fire and shot the driver, CHP said.<\/p>\n

First responders rendered aid on scene, and the driver was taken to the hospital, where they died, officers said. The driver’s identity was not released.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear if a weapon was recovered. <\/p>\n

Details were not released on how many officers fired their weapons. Because the shooting involved officers from three separate agencies, multiple mobile command units are at the shooting scene.<\/p>\n

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said no officers or deputies were injured in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n

Shooting impacts on Highway 50 commute<\/p>\n

The westbound side of Highway 50 was closed while law enforcement investigates the shooting. The closure lasted for more than nine hours.<\/p>\n

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Track road conditions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Timelapse of Highway 50 traffic impacts after deadly shooting<\/p>\n

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