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Police pursuit shuts down Interstate 5 bridge south of Wilsonville

A police chase on southbound Interstate 5 ended with a standoff on the bridge over the Willamette River late Tuesday night, bringing all traffic on the freeway to a halt.

WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- A police chase on southbound Interstate 5 ended with a standoff on the bridge over the Willamette River late Tuesday night, halting all traffic on the freeway to a halt.

ODOT's TripCheck reported Interstate 5 closed in both directions at 9:22 p.m.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Department reported on Twitter that deputies and multiple agencies were dealing with a pursuit subject who refused to exit a vehicle on the Boone Bridge.

At 10:29 p.m., they announced that the suspect was in custody. Traffic was seen to begin slowly flowing again at about 10:35 p.m.

KGW will provide more information about this incident as it becomes available.

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