A man is dead following an hours-long standoff in Flamingo Heights Friday.
Deputies were called just before 1 p.m. to the area of Napa Road and Fortuna for shots fired. A Sheriff’s spokesman said a man was barricaded inside a home and shot at deputies when they arrived. Deputies called for back-up, and it seemed as if the entire Sheriff’s Department responded; there were dozens of unmarked vehicles, multiple Special Enforcement Division—or SWAT—vehicles, an ambulance and fire truck, and three helicopters at the scene.
SWAT teams moved in close to the home and attempted to negotiate with the unidentified man inside the house.
When the man stopped negotiating, a robot was sent inside the house and it found a deceased male about 8:15 p.m. The cause of death is unknown as of Friday evening. The Sheriff’s Special Investigation Division is conducting the investigation.
