The U.S. military demonstration that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel on a California Highway Patrol vehicle, resulting in damage, agency officials said Sunday.

D espite earlier statements to the contrary, officials announced plans to close a massive chunk of Interstate 5 in Southern California through Camp Pendleton on the morning of Sat

Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps on Saturday at a California’s Camp Pendleton event that drew some pushback from Gov. Gavin Newsom over the use of live ammunition over a busy freeway.

A California Highway Patrol report attributed a live military round as the source of shrapnel that hit one of their cruisers Saturday.

The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.

Despite a statement from the U.S. Marine Corps last week that the military would not close Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton, it now appears that the live fire exercise will go on.

The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD Vance,