Witnesses Sought In I-80 Gunfire Involving Motorist Shot In Neck While Driving With Child

SOLANO COUNTY, CA – Solano County sheriff's deputies are looking for witnesses to the shooting of a driver on Interstate Highway 80 near Vallejo on Friday afternoon.

A 26-year-old Vacaville man was shot once in the neck on eastbound Highway 80 at American Canyon Road around 4:40 p.m. He was taken to a hospital and released later in the evening, sheriff's Deputy Christine Castillo said.

The victim's 5-year-old son who was in the car was not injured, Castillo said.

The victim's white 4-door Mercedes-Benz crashed into shrubs on the side of the highway. The shooting suspect may have been driving a dark-colored SUV but there is no other description of the vehicle, according
to Castillo.

The shooting and subsequent investigation caused traffic back-ups along I-80 during rush hour. A Sig-alert was issued at 5:06 p.m. Lanes reopened around 8:45 p.m. after the scene was cleared.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Solano County sheriff's dispatch center at (707) 421-7090 or Crime Stoppers at (707) 644-STOP.

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--Bay City News contributed to this report/Image via Solano County Sheriff