Gunman in Yountville Veterans Home hostage situation is a veteran, recently kicked out of a Napa County-based program helping veterans reintegrate after combat.
Last I knew a lot of cars, including emergency vehicles, have been leaving but officials say still an active situation and scene isn’t clear.
This is a one strangely quiet shooter/hostage situation. The latest news online is showing that the hostages were taken almost 9 hours ago. So far the gunman has refused all contact from law enforcement. I read the same thing you say, that the gunman is a veteran who was recently kicked out of the program.
I also read that there were fewer than nine security officers for the whole facility at the time the hostages were taken, and none of them were armed. This is the largest veterans home in the nation and California doesn’t allow any armed security.