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November 18, 2005

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Calif.: CHP Officer fatally shot near Woodland

Officer Down: Andy Stevens - [Woodland, California]

Biographical Info

Age: 37

Additional Info: Officer Stevens has been with the California Highway Patrol for 13 years. He leaves behind his wife.

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Officer Stevens was shot and killed during a traffic stop.

Date of Incident: November 17, 2005

The Associated Press

WOODLAND, Calif.- A manhunt involving hundreds of officers was launched after a California Highway Patrol Officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop, authorities said.

Officer Andy Stevens, 37, a commercial vehicle inspector, had made a traffic stop Thursday near this community about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento when the shooting took place, said Highway Patrol Chief Stan Perez.

More than 300 law enforcement officials were looking for a man wearing a black ball cap and driving a rusty black sedan. Authorities said several people saw the shooting.

A citizen called in the shooting, apparently using the officer's own squad car radio, CHP spokesman Tom Marshall said.

Perez said a helicopter and several officers were there within minutes

Related story: Suspects Arraigned

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