Passenger throws firearm from moving vehicle on I-80, Solano County CA

Weapons

Reported: 11/5/2025 04:23 AM

I-80, California

Law enforcement officers are investigating a report that a passenger threw a firearm out of a moving vehicle on Interstate 80 near the westbound side of Interstate 505 in California. A witness saw the firearm being discarded from the vehicle. The passenger involved was described but not named for privacy.

Audio|Source: Solano, Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun – Police, Fire & CHP

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Transcript:

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The description of the passenger responsible is that (name withheld) long black hair wearing a black jacket.

00:06

He was seen holding his waistband when he got into the vehicle.

00:09

Break.

00:10

CHP also advised they have a witness that saw someone throw a firearm out the window on 80.

00:16

When asked for the exit, she disconnected and advised she was going to contact Golden Gate.

00:24

Copy. Okay.

00:26

All right, you can just clear us all 981 for now.

00:30

Never.

00:32

Okay.

00:35

What are you same, screening? I'm not sure exactly where. But it looks like a 911 call came in that said that they possibly suit the deck. We have somebody that might try to figure out with. Let me have happened.

00:51

4720, go ahead.

01:00

4720-10-2[1], go ahead. Go ahead.

01:08

Can you go again with that broadcast?

01:11

4720 is okay, extracted, took a call of possibly a weapon being thrown.

01:16

I have a partner that's my mind to find out where that is.

01:19

I don't know yet.

01:22

Okay, so you can copy.

01:26

4720.

01:36

4720, westbound one mile west of 505. 348. That was supposed to the right shoulder.

01:45

4720, I copy. We're looking at Stedric now.

01:47

Dr. Patrick, 86.

01:51

Check 14, we'll be off from 505, stay away.

01:54

86. 86, 25. That's long, pound 5, round number two.

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Okay.

02:15

Gen 35, moving up.

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And Gen 35.

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What are you, 6?

02:29

86, West.

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Did you say a mile west of Leicester Town?

02:36

Westbound, West End, 505.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-2: Receiving well / Signal good

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