Man armed, approaching with knife shot by CHP in Auburn

AUBURN — A California Highway Patrol officer shot a suspect in Auburn after approaching them with a knife.

On Saturday afternoon, a white Jeep was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the eastbound lanes of I-80.

Witnesses explained that the driver took off shortly after taking the Bell Road exit. They [witnesses] followed him to the parking lot of a shopping complex and called the police.

When CHP arrived, they spotted the white Jeep and began to approach.

As they approached the man, he had a knife in his hand while moving toward the officers. He was shot by CHP shortly after.

The owner of a Mountain Mike’s Pizza in the shopping complex said, “I felt kind of upset and kind of nervous. Even all my employees they were kind of shook up after seeing all that stuff.”

The driver of the car hit in the crash was not injured.