COBB – Lake County Sheriff's deputies were searching for a suspect Tuesday night who was believed to have been involved in a shooting in the Cobb area.

Radio reports indicated that shots were fired in the area of Brookside Drive – between Forest Lake Drive and Dogwood Way – at about 9 p.m.

An individual was reported to have been injured and medical personnel were summoned to the scene.

Deputies who arrived at the scene reported over the radio that they had fired at the suspect, who barricaded himself into a home in the 10300 block of Brookside Drive.

The suspect then reportedly slipped out a back window at the residence and escaped into the heavily forested area.

There were more than half a dozen sheriff's units on scene, according to radio reports, along with a medical unit and at least one California Highway Patrol vehicle.

Sheriff's personnel set up a perimeter that extended several streets over to Maple Shadows Drive.

At least two K-9s also were requested to the “Brookside Incident” at 9:12 p.m., and were deployed to search for the suspect at 9:51 p.m.

CHP officers at one point had found an individual matching the suspect's description near the Loch Lomond bar.

However, at about 10:50 p.m. deputies reported that a shot was fired in their direction, which may have come from the area of a nearby residence.

Just after 11 p.m. two sheriff's detectives were called to the scene.

There was no further information available early Wednesday morning.

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Written by: Elizabeth Larson

Published: 19 February 2008