Sheriff's deputies are attempting to negotiate the surrender of a man who has barricaded himself in an apartment on Stockton Boulevard in the Florin area.
Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said deputies went to the Meridian Apartments, a large complex at 7475 Stockton Boulevard, about 3:30 p.m. to serve a warrant. The man they were seeking, who is in his late 20s, came out of a back room of the apartment and brandished a gun. Ramos said a deputy fired a shot at the man, who then fired two shots at deputies.
The deputies, who were not injured, then backed off. It is believed that the man inside the apartment also was uninjured, Ramos said.
He said several other people left the apartment, except for a teenage girl, who remains inside with the man. Ramos said it appears that she chose to stay and is not currently at risk. He declined to say why the man was sought.
Negotiators have been in telephone contact with the man off and on throughout the afternoon and evening.
Ramos said residents of the building in which the apartment unit is located have been evacuated, with many going to a nearby church school. Public address announcements have been made throughout the complex advising other residents to stay in their apartments, he said.
Negotiators are prepared to take some time to achieve a peaceful outcome, Ramos said.
"We don't want to rush this," he said. "There's no hurry at this point."
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