GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Authorities say Oregon State Police shot and killed a man who was wanted in the slaying of a woman in Northern California after catching up to him on Interstate 5, where traffic was shut down for hours while investigators gathered evidence.
Police in Yreka, California, said they got a report of a possible homicide Wednesday, and found 34-year-old Erika Lemere dead in the garage of her house.
Investigators identified 32-year-old Kaleb Landon, who lived with her, as a suspect and Oregon State police located him in Sunny Valley, where he had family, about 15 miles north of Grants Pass, Yreka Police Chief Brian Bowles said.
Troopers shot him dead after he crashed into a truck while northbound on Interstate 5, state police spokesman Lt. Bill Fugate said.