Crime & Safety
Standoff Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order In Napa County
SWAT teams from both the Napa Police Department and the Napa County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of gunfire Sunday.
NAPA COUNTY, CA — A shelter in place order in American Canyon, in Napa County, was lifted Sunday morning after an allegedly armed man was taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement.
The shelter-in-place order was issued in the area of Gisela Drive and Rio Del Mar at 3:03 a.m. by the Napa County Sheriff's Office and was lifted at 8:54 a.m.
SWAT teams from both the Napa Police Department and the Napa County Sheriff's Office responded, along with sheriff's deputies contracted with the American Canyon Police Department, according to Henry Wofford, a spokesperson for the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
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Deputies were called to the area, which Wofford declined to further specify, after a person reported the man had allegedly fired a gun inside a residence.
The man was taken into custody around 8:15 a.m.
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No injuries were reported.
By Thomas Hughes, Bay City News
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