NB lanes of 15 Freeway shut down hours after chase, deputy shooting in Cajon Pass
CAJON PASS, Calif. (KABC) -- Several northbound lanes of the 15 Freeway remained shut down in the Cajon Pass Tuesday morning, hours after a chase ended with deputies opening fire.
The pursuit began around 8:45 p.m. Monday after a report of an armed robbery at a home in Hesperia, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies performed multiple PIT maneuvers on the freeway in a short span toward the end of the pursuit, but the suspect kept fleeing.
The chase eventually came to an end on the 15 Freeway near Highway 138. That's when deputies opened fire.
"A lethal force encounter occurred. Nothing further at this time," the Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
Video from the scene showed evidence markers scattered across lanes and the front windshield of the suspect's vehicle riddled with bullet holes.
Both directions of the freeway were briefly shut down overnight, but southbound lanes reopened just before 11 p.m. One lane on the northbound side was open to drivers Tuesday, but it's unknown when it will fully reopen.
The incident snarled traffic on what is the major roadway connecting Las Vegas to Southern California.
