HAYWARD -- The pursuit of a wanted felon ended Saturday afternoon in a wild highway shootout that left the gunman dead, a Hayward police officer with an abdominal wound, several passing car with bullet holes and the busy 800 corridor closed.
Authorities said the pursuit began when Hayward officers spotted a car that was connected to a felony weapons charge. A chase involving the car and two Hayward patrol cars ensued and looked to be ending when the vehicle pulled over between the Whipple Avenue and Tennyson Avenue exits in Hayward.
A man jumped out of the car and immediately opened fire on the officers. One patrolman was hit and three other officers fired back, fatally wounding the gunman. The exchange left bullet holes in several passing cars.
The shooting took place around 3:45 p.m. and caused Interstate Highway 880 to be closed