Reports of armed person prompt evacuations, shelter-in-place orders in Sacramento neighborhood
SACRAMENTO – Evacuations and shelter-in-place orders are in effect in a south Sacramento neighborhood due to reports of an armed person Monday morning.
Sacramento police say officers are in the area of Essen Way, off of Ehrhardt Avenue, after getting reports of an armed individual.
Officers say they believe the person is contained within their perimeter.
Several homes in the immediate area have either been evacuated or given shelter-in-place orders, police say.
As of 6 a.m., police say they have been trying to get in contact with the subject for the past few hours.
A SWAT team and crisis negotiators have been called to the scene.
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