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2018-03-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Man 'armed with an assault rifle and wearing body armor takes three hostages inside the largest veteran's home in the US'

An armed man wearing a bullet proof vest has reportedly taken three people hostage inside a veteran's home in California after firing between 15 and 20 shots, law enforcement officials said.

Police and emergency crews were responding to a hostage situation in progress at Veterans' Home of California in Yountville, north of Napa, according to Bay Area media reports.

The 600-acre facility, which is home to 840 veterans, has been placed in lockdown since about 10:40am local time on the West Coast, the Department of Veterans Affairs told the Los Angeles Times.

Eyewitnesses say the man had an assault rifle and was wearing body armor.

The gunman, 36, is believed to be a member of The Pathway Home program for military veterans with emotional trauma, according to the Napa Valley Register.

He was said to have been discharged from the aid program two weeks ago.

The FBI sent a SWAT team inside to negotiate with the shooter, according to KTVU-TV.

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