Update Bay Bridge Reopens Following Police Shooting: SFist
[Update] Bay Bridge Reopens Following Police Shooting
#BREAKINGNEWS: All eastbound lanes on the Bay Bridge are shut down after an officer-involved shooting.#BayBridge https://t.co/xgDXSNjBxN pic.twitter.com/Y2pKKoeC7z
All eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge were closed from Three:45 to about 9:20 this morning, after a reported police shooting on the span.
Numerous city and law enforcement agencies tweeted news of the closure at around 6:30 Sunday morning, all telling that the bridge is expected to reopen around eight a.m. The investigation took longer than expected, however, and according to Alert SF the bridge didn’t reopen until about 9:20 Sunday.
The San Francisco Bay Bridge is closed to EB traffic. Estimated time of reopening is 8:00 a.m. See SF511 for alt routes.
As a news story violating early on a Sunday morning, details have emerged leisurely. KTVU reports that officers with the California Highway Patrol say that “At Three:45 a.m. highway patrol officers were investigating a crash involving numerous lanes on the bridge when a vehicle drove toward an officer for unknown reasons.”
“An officer opened fire, shooting the suspect numerous times,” they report.
EB traffic stopped on Bay Bridge while @CHP_GoldenGate investigates officer involved shooting CHP says car came at them driver hospitalized pic.twitter.com/X5pRz9IJJC
According to the Examiner, the collision occurred just west of the toll plaza.
At a press conference Sunday morning, CHP spokesperson Officer Vu Williams said that as officers investigated the two-car collision, they “spotted a crimson car driving on the right shoulder bypassing the traffic,” KRON four reports.
“A crimson Cadillac came down the right shoulder of the bridge,” Williams said. “Officers gave numerous directions to stop. After several directives to stop, numerous rounds were fired and the vehicle came to rest.”
“They ordered him several times to stop, but he kept coming at them,” Williams told CBS Five. “An officer felt threatened and opened fire.”
The Cadillac’s driver was transported to Oakland’s Highland Hospital. As of 7:45 a.m., his condition was unknown.
Long line of people attempting to get onto the Bay Bridge eastbound. Police blocking all entrances to the bridge. pic.twitter.com/yq3KWpyIkg
KRON four reports that the closure, which is just east of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel, has backed up eastbound traffic “for at least a mile,” leaving cars “parked on the bridge because there is nowhere to go.” As of 7:45, CHP officers were reportedly “turning cars around, directing them to drive the wrong way in order to get off the bridge.”
For those stuck in the #BayBridge eb closure pls be patient. We are working on getting you all turned around to exit at Treasure Island
– CHP San Francisco (@CHPSanFrancisco) June Legitimate, two thousand seventeen
Literally about to urinate my pants. Can I send my invoice to you to reimburse me for my car detail afterwards?
You ain’t doing shit, y’all just kicking rocks over puny chatter. No active crisis at palm so why the hell you detaining us on the bridge
I need to use bathroom right now!! What should do?! Begin flowing the traffic at least one lane please
Update Bay Bridge Reopens Following Police Shooting: SFist
[Update] Bay Bridge Reopens Following Police Shooting
#BREAKINGNEWS: All eastbound lanes on the Bay Bridge are shut down after an officer-involved shooting.#BayBridge https://t.co/xgDXSNjBxN pic.twitter.com/Y2pKKoeC7z
All eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge were closed from Three:45 to about 9:20 this morning, after a reported police shooting on the span.
Numerous city and law enforcement agencies tweeted news of the closure at around 6:30 Sunday morning, all telling that the bridge is expected to reopen around eight a.m. The investigation took longer than expected, however, and according to Alert SF the bridge didn’t reopen until about 9:20 Sunday.
The San Francisco Bay Bridge is closed to EB traffic. Estimated time of reopening is 8:00 a.m. See SF511 for alt routes.
As a news story violating early on a Sunday morning, details have emerged leisurely. KTVU reports that officers with the California Highway Patrol say that “At Three:45 a.m. highway patrol officers were investigating a crash involving numerous lanes on the bridge when a vehicle drove toward an officer for unknown reasons.”
“An officer opened fire, shooting the suspect numerous times,” they report.
EB traffic stopped on Bay Bridge while @CHP_GoldenGate investigates officer involved shooting CHP says car came at them driver hospitalized pic.twitter.com/X5pRz9IJJC
According to the Examiner, the collision occurred just west of the toll plaza.
At a press conference Sunday morning, CHP spokesperson Officer Vu Williams said that as officers investigated the two-car collision, they “spotted a crimson car driving on the right shoulder bypassing the traffic,” KRON four reports.
“A crimson Cadillac came down the right shoulder of the bridge,” Williams said. “Officers gave numerous directives to stop. After several instructions to stop, numerous rounds were fired and the vehicle came to rest.”
“They ordered him several times to stop, but he kept coming at them,” Williams told CBS Five. “An officer felt threatened and opened fire.”
The Cadillac’s driver was transported to Oakland’s Highland Hospital. As of 7:45 a.m., his condition was unknown.
Long line of people attempting to get onto the Bay Bridge eastbound. Police blocking all entrances to the bridge. pic.twitter.com/yq3KWpyIkg
KRON four reports that the closure, which is just east of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel, has backed up eastbound traffic “for at least a mile,” leaving cars “parked on the bridge because there is nowhere to go.” As of 7:45, CHP officers were reportedly “turning cars around, directing them to drive the wrong way in order to get off the bridge.”
For those stuck in the #BayBridge eb closure pls be patient. We are working on getting you all turned around to exit at Treasure Island
– CHP San Francisco (@CHPSanFrancisco) June Eighteen, two thousand seventeen
Literally about to urinate my pants. Can I send my invoice to you to reimburse me for my car detail afterwards?
You ain’t doing shit, y’all just kicking rocks over petite chatter. No active crisis at arm so why the hell you detaining us on the bridge
I need to use bathroom right now!! What should do?! Begin flowing the traffic at least one lane please
