California authorities said the suspect, 35-year-old Antonio Chaidez of Las Vegas, began his shooting spree in Blue Diamond, Nev. into Jean, Nev. and ultimately all the way to Baker, Calif.

A few hours later, officials say, a second shooting took place in Jean, Nev. sometime around 2 a.m. A man told Las Vegas police he was asleep in his car when someone began to shoot at him.

The Baker to Vegas relay is a law enforcement tradition. This year it was a showcase for turmoil in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

All northbound 15 Freeway lanes reopened between Barstow and Baker early Sunday morning after a crash involving an overturned semi-truck resulted in a miles-long traffic backup and stranded Las ...