The Fairfield Police Department reports that during a pursuit down I-80, a suspect discarded a firearm from the window and it discharged a round and either the round, or the gun itself, struck the windshield of another pursuing officer.
On August 26, Officer Spencer encountered a red Hyundai bearing plates belonging to a Jeep, and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The vehicle failed to yield and a pursuit was initiated.
As the car sped down westbound I-80 near the American Canyon exit, a passenger discarded a firearm from the window. When the discarded gun struck the roadway, it discharged a round and either the round, or the gun itself, struck the windshield of another pursuing officer.
The vehicle eventually exited I-80 and entered the city of Hercules, where it pulled into a shopping center. The passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Two of Fairfield’s officers remained with the driver, identified as 40-year-old Jesus Escamilla of Oakland, and took him into custody.
Hercules Police and San Pablo Police arrived on-scene to assist. Those agencies handled the perimeter and began searching for the passenger. A K9 from San Pablo PD located the man, 35-year-old Oscar Garcia of Oakland, hiding in a tree. He was taken into custody without incident.
The vehicle in which the two men fled had been reported stolen out of Oakland, and 2 oz of suspected drugs were found inside. Both Escamilla and Garcia were booked into County Jail.
Fairfield Polices thanked the Hercules Police Department and San Pablo Police Department (including K-9 Riggs) for helping bring the incident to a safe conclusion.
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