A suspect shot by California Highway Patrol officers following a crash on Interstate 5 in the Lathrop area died in the hospital, officials said Thursday.

The CHP's Stockton division said officers responded shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday to a crash in the southbound lanes of the freeway near State Route 120.

A preliminary investigation indicates that shots had already been fired prior to the officers' arrival, the CHP said. Officers located an armed suspect at the scene, and that's when both parties exchanged gunfire, resulting in the suspect being shot.

First responders rendered medical aid to the suspect at the scene before taking the individual to an area hospital for treatment. The CHP said the suspect died Thursday morning.

The suspect has been identified by San Joaquin County authorities as 33-year-old Tracy resident Cody Haffner. The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.

Caltrans announced around 9 a.m. that the southbound lanes of I-5 were back open.

Manteca police are helping with the investigation.