CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – Authorities are on the scene of an active shooter with multiple victims – one of them reported to be a law enforcement officer – in the Clearlake Oaks area.
Firefighters from local agencies and Cal Fire were first dispatched shortly before 11:30 a.m. Monday to a medical aid in connection to the shooting in Clearlake Oaks, based on radio traffic.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued a Nixle alert just before 11:55 a.m. ordering everyone near the Clearlake Oaks Post Office should shelter in place because of the shooting in the area.
“Stay indoors and out of sight until further notice,” officials said.
Radio reports indicated there may be as many as four shooting victims, one of them a California Highway Patrol officer who is being transported from the scene.
An air ambulance has been dispatched to the area for a patient and has been directed to land at Orchard Shores, according to radio reports.
In the midst of the response, a wildland fire at Highway 20 and High Valley Road was reported, with firefighters dispatched to respond. Cal Fire units could not locate a fire originally but later saw a column of smoke.
During the incident there also has been a report of authorities possibly in a vehicle pursuit connected to the incident.
As of just before 12:15 p.m., the shooter was reported to have been apprehended.
Updates will be posted as they become available.
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Authorities respond to active shooter in Clearlake Oaks; CHP officer reported injured
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