(UPDATE) GERBER, Calif. (AP) – The man suspected of shooting a California
Highway Patrol officer in Northern California before a standoff
with police is dead. Police say 60-year-old James Long was found
dead yesterday of a gunshot wound on the kitchen floor of the house
where he had barricaded himself in Tehama County. Officer David
Madrigal was hit in the knee as police responded to the call.
A man with access to several weapons in Gerber remains in a standoff this hour (3:00 PM) with more than 50 law enforcement officers. The incident on Reno Avenue started this morning at around 11am when the suspect, James Long, shot officer David Madrigal in the knee. Sheriff Clay Parker says Long became violent when his wife decided to turn off internet accident. The officer then arrived and a shootout ensued. Nearby Gerber Elementary School remained in voluntary lockdown most of the day.
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