BREAKING: Shots Fired At CA Veterans Home

We’re just seeing reports of of shots fired at a CA veteran home. According to reports, the gunman took people hostage.

A gunman took at least three people hostage at a large veterans home in California on Friday and police locked down the sprawling grounds, Napa County Fire Capt. Chase Beckman said.

Police closed access to the large veterans home in Yountville after a man with a gun was reported on the grounds.

The Napa County Sheriff’s Department issued an alert to residents at 10:30 a.m. Friday warning them to avoid the area because of “activity at the Veterans Home in Yountville.”

The Napa Valley Register reported that a man wearing body armor and armed with an automatic weapon entered the home.

Yountville Veterans Home Update ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Y4Wt0dK9kZ

— CalVet (@MyCalVet) March 9, 2018

BREAKING: California fire official says armed man has taken three hostages at veterans home; calls it `active shooter situation'

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 9, 2018

Calif. Highway Patrol responded to reports of shots fired at the Veterans Home of California-Yountville and a shelter in place order is in effect, CalVet agency tells @NBCNews.

— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 9, 2018

Veterans Home of California in Yountville on lockdown after reports of shots fired, officials say. @WillCarrFNC is following the story. @ShepNewsTeam https://t.co/Pv0xWJEAuv pic.twitter.com/VT8Q4vOF3Q

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 9, 2018

DEVELOPING: Police respond to Yountville Veterans Home in California amid "reports of gunfire", California Dept. of Veterans Affairs says. https://t.co/9WYJDn7v6O pic.twitter.com/vfBaOmpOB9

— ABC News (@ABC) March 9, 2018

Armed man takes three people hostage at veterans home. by pic.twitter.com/zfNiW5nlAd

— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) March 9, 2018

#BREAKING UPDATE: Active shooter reported at veterans home in Yountville. Shots reportedly fired near main dining hall. https://t.co/HUYTeBbxSF [Photo: @NapaRegister] pic.twitter.com/3JqLzkP2J1

— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) March 9, 2018

Police are asking the public to stay away from Veterans Home in Yountville, California, located north of San Francisco. The facility is one of the largest veterans' homes in the nation.

— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) March 9, 2018

A large number of ambulances have arrived at Yountville Veterans home. Driver not specific as to why. NOT Codee 3 #abc7now pic.twitter.com/ad443FsSOz

— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) March 9, 2018

Police say that 15 to 20 shots were fired at the Yountville Veterans Center, where three people were taken hostage. https://t.co/PmEDdRErzO Video: @MarkIbanez2 pic.twitter.com/E5gCs0p7LN

— KTVU (@KTVU) March 9, 2018

There are no reports of injuries at this time, but this remains a hostage situation.

The CHP is aware of the incident at the Yountville Veterans Home and has officers and aerial resources on scene working with Napa County Sheriff’s deputies and others to bring the situation to a safe conclusion. A CHP SWAT team is also enroute. More details as info is available.

— CHP Headquarters (@CHP_HQ) March 9, 2018

Police have said very little about the shooter at the Yountville Veterans Center, where there are 3 hostages. Aerial view of the largest veterans center in the U.S. https://t.co/PmEDdRErzO pic.twitter.com/EFRFirtNjD

— KTVU (@KTVU) March 9, 2018

FBI sending special SWAT team to negotiate with shooter at Yountville Veterans Center https://t.co/PmEDdRErzO pic.twitter.com/IrlIG1e2a2

— KTVU (@KTVU) March 9, 2018

Three people were taken as hostages and shots were fired at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville — the largest in the United States — near the dining hall Friday morning, prompting a swarm of police activity. The FBI is on its way https://t.co/PmEDdRErzO pic.twitter.com/X3gbP8k2EJ

— KTVU (@KTVU) March 9, 2018

We’ll update you as we find out more.