SANTA CRUZ (KRON) — Santa Cruz Police used its emergency notification system to tell neighbors to remain indoors while they investigated a domestic violence incident Wednesday evening that may have involved a gun.
Officers were in 100 block of Hebard Street near Garfield Park around 6:30 p.m. to investigate a domestic disturbance.
Officers received information indicating that a firearm may have been involved in the case and temporarily closed a number of neighboring streets to protect neighbors and ensure public safety, police said.
Residents were advised to stay in their homes through a series of ENS calls, according to police.
An unidentified male suspect was detained on Hebard Street, but the investigation is ongoing.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Anyone with additional information about the incident is asked to contact the Santa Cruz Police Department’s investigations bureau at (831) 420-5820.BCN helped contribute to this report