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1 person shot in ear in Auburn

The Placer County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened around 11 p.m. Monday night after a fight.
Credit: Placer County Sheriff's Office

AUBURN, Calif. — One person was wounded in a shooting in Auburn on Monday night, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting happened around 11 p.m. in the 3400 block of Sapphire Drive. The shooting happened after a fight between two men, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said. One man shot at the other man twice, grazing the side of his ear. The sheriff's office said the man who was wounded was taken to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was released.

The suspected shooter barricaded himself in a home nearby. The Crisis Negotiation Team talked the man out of the home early Tuesday morning.

There is one person in custody. Forty-year-old Iram Villa was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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