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Results of investigation into CHP officer's murder released

Thursday, March 21, 2013
CHP Officer Kenyon Youngstrom
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We've just received the results of an investigation into the murder of California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon Youngstrom who was killed on a Contra Costa County freeway last year.

Christopher Lacy shot Youngstrom on the shoulder of Interstate 680 in Alamo last September. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's investigation looked into the 36-year-old gunman's background.

Investigators found that Lacy suffered a mental breakdown while attending college and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The handgun he used during the freeway attack was lawfully bought and registered.

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And investigators say they found no indication that Lacy was going to kill law enforcement officers.

Lacy was killed by Youngstrom's partner, Officer Tyler Carlton.

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