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Police negotiate with an armed man on I-15 in Clearfield

Related Topics: Interstate 15, Police

Interstate 15 was closed in both directions during rush hour Monday while police negotiated with a man with a gun on the freeway.

The highway shut down in both directions about 5:30 p.m. near 650 North in Clearfield, where the man positioned himself, dispatchers reported. Traffic was backed up for several miles in both directions as of 7:30 p.m., state transportation cameras showed.

Dispatchers did not have information as to why the man was on the highway. No shots had been reported fired as of 7:30 p.m.