Suspected gunman who injured 2 California police officers believed barricaded in burning Fremont home
(FOX)- A gunman suspected of shooting and wounding two Northern California police was holed up in a burning house early Thursday and in an armed standoff with law officers, authorities said.
The officers from the Fremont Police Department were shot Wednesday afternoon after a traffic stop turned violent, prompting a manhunt that involved a house to house search that lasted well into the night.
The lone suspect was eventually tracked down to a home in the San Francisco Bay-area community of Fremont, where he was involved in the standoff, said Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s office.
“We have one shooter that shot our officers,” Kelly told The Associated Press. “He’s inside and we’re negotiating for him for him to surrender. We’re actively engaged in that process right now.”
Witnesses heard eight to nine loud bangs early Thursday, which were believed to be from flash bombs.
He said no one was home when the suspect broke in and barricaded himself inside. No one else has been injured since the police shootings, but the roof of the house where the suspect is believed to be is on fire. It is not clear what started the blaze, but firefighters are currently at the scene dousing the home with water.