A state trooper shot and killed a motorist Friday night after a routine traffic stop in Danbury.
An informed source said that the trooper pulled over a stolen car with three people inside. The driver of the car suddenly opened fire and was killed. The trooper was not hit.
Two male passengers in the car took off, and a police search began.
Interstate 84 was shut down completely, in both directions, because of the police activity.
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