Police are on scene of a hostage situation at a veterans home in California. (Source: CNN)(RNN) – A gunman has taken hostages at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville.
At 10:20 a.m. PT, reports came into police that a man dressed in black, wearing body armor and armed with an automatic weapon entered the grounds of the facility, according to the Napa Valley Register.
It is not known the number of people the gunman is holding hostage.
Shots have been fired at officers, but currently there no reports of injuries.
NAPA CO SHERIFF: Police activity at the Veterans Home in Yountville. Please avoid the area. No action required. https://t.co/DAGVsOILnV
— County of Napa (@CountyofNapa) March 9, 2018
Employees and residents are sheltering in place. The Veterans Home posted on their Facebook Page that emergency response protocols were activated and they are working with law enforcement.
The Veterans Home of California opened in 1884 and is the oldest veterans home in the country. It will celebrate 134 years on April 1. Yountville sits in the North Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay area.
The California Highway Patrol is also responding with aerial resources and sending a SWAT team to assist the Napa County deputies on scene.
The CHP is aware of the incident at the Yountville Veterans Home and has officers and aerial resources on scene working with Napa County Sheriff’s deputies and others to bring the situation to a safe conclusion. A CHP SWAT team is also enroute. More details as info is available.
— CHP Headquarters (@CHP_HQ) March 9, 2018
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