How to resolve AdBlock issue? CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – An armed standoff occurred at in Clearlake Oaks Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. after a man reportedly shot several times at officers there possibly with a pellet gun.
One woman suffered a minor injury after being shot in the left hip. Her wound appears to be from a pellet gun.
According to reports the armed man barricaded himself in a home located on Fourth Street between Schindler and Shaul streets after the woman who had been shot called 911.
Multiple agencies responded with as many as nine units including a SWAT team.
Nearby residents were evacuated, just before 6 p.m. authorities called for Pacific Gas and Electric to shut off power to the residence. Water and power has been cut to the residence in an effort to force him outside.
Law enforcement negotiators attempted unsuccessfully to contact the man by telephone.
After being unable to reach the man by phone, a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy used a loudspeaker during the standoff. The negotiator repeatedly told the man to put the gun down and exit the residence but received no response.
Later authorities offered water to the man in an attempt to get him to exit the residence.
This article will be updated with video from the scene.
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