Vacaville Man Stabbed 2, Hit Car Before Being Shot By Cop: Police

SOLANO COUNTY, CA – A man who was shot by Vacaville police officers Tuesday evening was in stable condition Wednesday at a hospital, police said.

Officers responded around 5 p.m. Tuesday to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at a residence in the 900 block of Granada Lane.

Police learned a family member, identified as Paul Gilpin, 35, of Vacaville, allegedly assaulted a man and a woman with a knife and fled. The man received medical attention at the scene and the woman suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to a hospital, police said.

Police located Gilpin's brown Honda vehicle and tried to stop it on Vine Street but the vehicle drove away.

Officers pursued the Honda into unincorporated Solano County and back into Vacaville on East Monte Vista Avenue, where Gilpin's Honda struck a vehicle near the intersection of East Monte Vista Avenue and Depot Street.

The driver of that vehicle was taken to a hospital for injuries that are not life-threatening, police said.

Gilpin got out of the car after the collision and immediately charged an officer with a 12-inch blade knife, police said.

Officers shot Gilpin and gave him medical aid before he was taken to a nearby hospital. He was in stable condition Wednesday and could face charges of assault with a deadly weapon.

Portions of East Monte Vista Avenue were closed Tuesday night following the shooting but reopened around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

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--Bay City News/Image courtesy of Vacaville PD