Lanes reopen on EB I-80 in Vallejo following shooting

Bay City News
Saturday, November 12, 2016
This image shows the CHP investigating a highway shooting on Interstate 80 near American Canyon Road in Vallejo, Calif. on Nov. 11, 2016.
This image shows the CHP investigating a highway shooting on Interstate 80 near American Canyon Road in Vallejo, Calif. on Nov. 11, 2016.
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VALLEJO, Calif. -- All lanes of eastbound Interstate Highway 80 have reopened in Vallejo tonight after a shooting that stopped traffic for more than two hours, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The shooting occurred just east of American Canyon Road around 5 p.m. and a Sig-alert was issued at 5:06 p.m.

A man in his 20s was headed east in a white Mercedes-Benz when he was shot in the torso. His injuries are not currently thought to be life-threatening, according to CHP Officer David Harvey.

No suspect information is currently available.

The Solano County Sheriff's Office reported on Twitter around 8:45 p.m. that all lanes of the highway were open and the scene had been cleared.

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