By Bill Lindelof and Chelsea Phua
blindelof@sacbee.com
A man with a gunshot wound was found dead by SWAT officers in an Elk Grove home after a lengthy standoff early this morning.
Elk Grove Police Department spokesman Officer Chris Trim said a woman called shortly after 10 p.m. to report a domestic dispute inside a residence in the 9300 block of Newfound Way. Three children were reportedly inside the home.
Later, two gunshots were heard coming from the home. Trim said officers were able to help the woman and the children to safety. They were not hurt.
Authorities also sent out reverse 911 calls to neighboring homes to advise residents to stay inside as they waited for the SWAT team to arrive.
Then, about 2:30 a.m. SWAT officers from Elk Grove police department and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department entered the home. After making sure the first floor was safe, they went upstairs and found a man dead in one of the rooms.
Sacramento County coroner's officials identified the man as Christ Constantine Chipain, 51, of Elk Grove.
Cause of death has not been positively determined. Law enforcement did not fire a shot.
"However, before we can positively say it was some kind of self-inflicted gunshot, we have to go through our investigative process," said Trim.
Several agencies - the Sacramento sheriff and police departments and the California Highway Patrol - also assisted in the operation.
Call The Bee's Bill Lindelof, (916) 321-1079.
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