Nov 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 11

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AROUND THE COUNTRY CORNING, CA. CHP officer shot, cruiser destroyed after man tries to flee traffic stop. By Jake Hutchison, Chico Enterprise-Record CORNING, CA. — A traffic stop on Interstate 5 took a violent turn Sunday when a man shot a California Highway Patrol officer, took his patrol vehicle, then crashed it. Upon investigating a vehicle stopped at around 11:40 a.m. near the Chard Avenue overpass in Corning, a CHP officer ended up in a gunfight. The officer sustained injuries as a result of the shooting, CHP said. The suspect proceeded to enter the patrol vehicle and head southbound on I-5. Continuing southbound, the vehicle eventually collided with a semi-truck, which caused both vehicles to head off the west shoulder and ultimately overturn. Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene and arrested the suspect, whose name has not yet been released, without further incident. The officer, the driver of the semi and the suspect were all taken to local DON’T MISS THIS MONTH’S WAR STORY ON PAGE 110 hospitals with injuries. Because of the incident, CHP closed two lanes of I-5 at Chard Avenue and further south at Thomes Creek. CHP said there are ongoing investigations regarding this incident, with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office taking the lead, and that additional information will eventually be released regarding this incident. TEHAMA COUNTY FIRE STATION 9 Our thoughts and prayers are with our CHP family. The CHP officer who was struck by gunfire is expected to survive. The suspect was taken into custody by local law enforcement after shooting one CHP officer and stealing his patrol vehicle, then wrecking it on I-5 into a semi truck. The patrol vehicle caught on fire after the suspect exited. The suspect later died from his injuries. We are a small community, and when one hurts, we all hurt. We are thankful for swift action of our law enforcement partners to quickly apprehend the person who chose violence over reason. 38 The BLUES

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