1 dead in incident on I-5 in downtown Sacramento; traffic reopens after 6 hours
A deadly incident closed lanes of Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento for several hours Friday morning, authorities said.
Officers responded shortly after 5 a.m. to a fatality incident on southbound I-5 near the I street exit, according to the California Highway Patrol’s online activity log.
Caltrans said in a tweet around 6:30 a.m. the three right lanes of traffic remained closed between Richards Boulevard and I Street “due to an incident investigation.”
One person was killed, according to the CHP.
The exact circumstances of the incident were not immediately clear, but the activity log indicates CHP contacted the Sacramento Police Department to determine whether the department’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system activated in the area, suggesting a shooting investigation is underway.
Lanes did not reopen until shortly before noon, according to Caltrans, which said residual traffic could persist in the early afternoon. Southbound I-5 traffic was backed up into Natomas all morning, Caltrans live traffic cameras showed.
No other details were immediately available.
This story was originally published November 20, 2020 at 7:15 AM.
