PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — Placer County deputies are asking people to keep clear of the Lake Forest Drive area in Loomis after a deputy opened fire on a suspect.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office was initially responding to a call of "suspicious circumstances" at a home in the Lake Forest Drive area around 10 a.m. Deputies said the investigation went on for hours until they found a person, only described as male, who ran from the home with a handgun.
"Deputies caught up to the male and became engaged in an officer-involved shooting," the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook.
No information regarding the suspect's condition or what else led up to the shooting is available at this time.
However, two neighbors told ABC10 that police relayed to them that this was part of a wider homicide investigation. ABC10 asked the sheriffs office to confirm that information, however the sheriff’s office said investigators are working tonight and processing the home In question to answer ABC10's questions. A spokesperson said they will have more clarity by Tuesday morning.
The suspect was taken to the hospital for his injuries, and no deputies were injured during the incident.
The investigation is ongoing. As of Monday night, there is still no estimate for when people can return home in the area.
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