Update: Man arrested on assault, threat charges after shots reported in Grover Beach, police say
Update, 1:45 p.m. Tuesday:
The Grover Beach Police Department arrested 43-year-old Mark Steven Vigil, Jr., on suspicion of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and terrorizing threats on Monday afternoon.
At around 3:51 p.m. Monday, officers responded to reports of a family altercation and two gunshots fired at a Grover Beach home in the 1000 block of Ritchie Road, according to the Grover Beach Police Department.
By the time officers arrived, Vigil’s family members had fled the house and told police Vigil remained inside with an unknown number of guns, police said.
According to the family, Vigil had struck a family member with a firearm, police said.
The police and San Luis Obispo Regional SWAT and Negotiations Team — which includes officers from Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo and California State Parks — then attempted to contact Vigil, who was barricaded within the home, the Grover Beach Police Department said.
After nearly six hours of negotiations, Vigil was arrested without incident and booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail, police saiid.
Investigators found many rounds of ammunition and at least eight firearms in the house, including unregistered guns and one with a bayonet attached, according to police.
Additional charges in connection with these firearms may be filed with the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, the police said in a news release.
According to police, no one was shot or injured.
The Grover Beach Police Department encouraged anyone with further information to contact detective Matt Goodman at 805-473-4502.
Original story:
Grover Beach police officers arrested a man on suspicion of assault and criminal after gunshots were reported in Grover Beach.
Police responded to the 1000 block of Ritchie Road to reports of gunshots fired around 4:15 p.m. Monday.
Grover Beach police Cdr. Bryan Millard said police blocked off the 1000 block of Ritchie Road while they tried to make contact with someone who barricaded himself inside a home. The Pismo Beach Police Department and the regional SWAT team also responded to the scene, Millard said.
Police were unable to contact the man for several hours, Miller told The Tribune on Monday.
Around 11:40 p.m. Monday, the Grover Beach Police Department posted on Facebook that a man involved in the Ritchie Road incident was in custody. The road was reopened.
The suspect, identified by police as 43-year-old Mark Steven Vigil, Jr., was arrested and booked around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday in Grover Beach on suspicion of three felony charges — assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm or use of force likely resulting in great bodily injury, threatening with intent to terrorize and an unlisted charge.
The police department said more information would be released later Tuesday.
Vigil was being held Tuesday at San Luis Obispo County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail. His court date was set for Dec. 24.
This story was originally published November 10, 2020 at 10:41 AM.
