OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Police in Oakland were on a standoff Wednesday with a man seen firing a rifle from a home and who is reportedly holding two of his children hostage.
The Oakland Police Department spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson said officers responding to a report of gunshots saw the man shooting a rifle from a window of a residence. No injuries have been reported, she said.
KTVU reported the children are 6 and 8-years-old and that the man’s wife has been released from the house and is working with hostage negotiators.
Police officers have surrounded the home.
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