Crime & Safety
Suspect In Police Shooting Arrested After 7-Hour Standoff In Napa County
During negotiations to get a 54-year-old man to surrender, the suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds at deputies.
NAPA COUNTY, CA —A 54-year-old man who allegedly shot at Napa County sheriff's deputies was arrested after a seven-hour standoff Thursday night.
Deputies were first called about 8:45 p.m. Thursday to a domestic disturbance at a home on Tobin Avenue in Angwin, an unincorporated community of Napa County near St. Helena.
Before deputies arrived, Luis Armando Alvarado had allegedly fired a gun inside the house. Everyone at the house escaped safely, but Alvarado remained barricaded inside, the sheriff's office said.
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During negotiations to get Alvarado to surrender, the suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds at deputies.
SWAT teams from the sheriff's office and Napa police were deployed, along with crisis negotiators.
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After seven hours, less-lethal rounds were fired into the home and Alvarado was arrested about 4 a.m.
He was booked into the Napa County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
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