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Thursday, April 6, 2000
Bay City News, SF Gate
Two lanes on the westbound Bay Bridge were closed for more than six hours Thursday after the fatal shooting of a heavily armed bicyclist by the CHP.
The lanes were reopened about 6:30 p.m. after being closed for the investigation.
Traffic was backed up all afternoon through the maze and on the Interstate 80, I-580 and I-880 approaches.
The incident occurred about 11:50 a.m. when an officer on the bridge tried to stop the rider of a mountain bike since bicycles are not allowed on the bridge, CHP spokesman Shawn Chase said.
The cyclist resisted and a second CHP officer arrived. The two officers offered to drive the man off the bridge, he said, but at that point the bicyclist took "an aggressive stance," removed his jacket, revealed a handgun and fired at officers, hitting the headlight of one of the officers' motorcycles.
The officers then fired several shots, killing the man. They described him as between 25 and 40 with a "scruffy" appearance. After the incident, they found he had two other weapons, a second handgun and a sawed-off shotgun inside a jacket.
Nick Olgeirson of San Francisco, who witnessed the incident in a passing truck, said he saw the bicyclist "standing and flailing a little bit, at first I thought he was having a seizure. After that, I saw one of the officers lift his gun and fire five or six times, and the guy just fell on the pavement."
Chase said in accordance with protocol in a homicide, the case is being investigated by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, in cooperation with the CHP and Oakland police, who will be conducting their own investigations.
He said any officer involved in such a situation would be placed on administrative leave and would receive counseling, if necessary.
Chase said that while the investigation is not complete, it is likely to conclude that the shooting was a justifiable homicide.
"In this instance, when the suspect pulls a weapon and the officer is defending himself, the officer is not a suspect but a victim,'' he said.
The Alameda County Coroner's Office has picked up the body of the bicyclist.
©2000 Associated Press
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
Thursday, April 6, 2000
Bay City News, SF Gate
Two lanes on the westbound Bay Bridge were closed for more than six hours Thursday after the fatal shooting of a heavily armed bicyclist by the CHP.
The lanes were reopened about 6:30 p.m. after being closed for the investigation.
Traffic was backed up all afternoon through the maze and on the Interstate 80, I-580 and I-880 approaches.
The incident occurred about 11:50 a.m. when an officer on the bridge tried to stop the rider of a mountain bike since bicycles are not allowed on the bridge, CHP spokesman Shawn Chase said.
The cyclist resisted and a second CHP officer arrived. The two officers offered to drive the man off the bridge, he said, but at that point the bicyclist took "an aggressive stance," removed his jacket, revealed a handgun and fired at officers, hitting the headlight of one of the officers' motorcycles.
The officers then fired several shots, killing the man. They described him as between 25 and 40 with a "scruffy" appearance. After the incident, they found he had two other weapons, a second handgun and a sawed-off shotgun inside a jacket.
Nick Olgeirson of San Francisco, who witnessed the incident in a passing truck, said he saw the bicyclist "standing and flailing a little bit, at first I thought he was having a seizure. After that, I saw one of the officers lift his gun and fire five or six times, and the guy just fell on the pavement."
Chase said in accordance with protocol in a homicide, the case is being investigated by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, in cooperation with the CHP and Oakland police, who will be conducting their own investigations.
He said any officer involved in such a situation would be placed on administrative leave and would receive counseling, if necessary.
Chase said that while the investigation is not complete, it is likely to conclude that the shooting was a justifiable homicide.
"In this instance, when the suspect pulls a weapon and the officer is defending himself, the officer is not a suspect but a victim,'' he said.
The Alameda County Coroner's Office has picked up the body of the bicyclist.
©2000 Associated Press
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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
