Deputies, SWAT surround home and shut down Highway 227 during gun incident
San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies, along with other law enforcement agencies, blocked off parts of Highway 227 and surrounded a home across from the Cold Canyon Landfill around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter and two SWAT team BearCats responded to the scene as well.
According to a news release, deputies responded to a report of shots fired and upon arrival determined a man had fired several shots at the tires of an unattended vehicle.
The man then barricaded himself inside the home with two other family members.
Deputies, members of the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Detail, plus behavioral health specialists with the Sheriff’s Community Action Team negotiated with the man, according to the release.
After about 90 minutes, the man walked out of the house unarmed along with the family members.
The man reportedly told police a shotgun and three handguns would be left on a table in the home before he exited, according to scanner traffic.
The man was not arrested and appeared to be having a mental health crisis, according to the release.
No one was injured in the incident off of Highway 227, according to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff public information officer Tony Cipolla.
Highway 227 was cleared for reopening at around 3:15 p.m., according to scanner traffic.
This story was originally published January 4, 2021 at 3:11 PM.
