'Peaceful Resolution' After Hours-Long SWAT Standoff In Wildomar

FRIDAY UPDATE HERE: Man 'Threatened To Kill Multiple People' Before SWR Standoff: RSO

UPDATE 9:20 p.m.: Sheriff's officials report that an eight-hour standoff in Wildomar has ended with a "peaceful resolution."

"The individual involved in this incident surrendered to deputies after several hours of negotiating," according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. "No injuries resulted from this incident."

All roadways are reopen, the agency says.

Additional details related to what prompted the standoff were expected at a later time.

UPDATE 6:42 p.m.: An hours-long standoff situation continues in the Wildomar area this evening, with no estimate as to when the incident may be resolved. As of 6:42 p.m., the sheriff's department stated the incident was "still an active and fluid situation."

"RSO is still actively working the incident," the sheriff's department stated in a previous Twitter update. "Be aware of the road closure on Clinton Keith and Inland Valley. Please be patient and use alternate routes."

The standoff began about 1 p.m. in the area of Clinton Keith and Smith Ranch roads, according to sheriff's officials. The suspect and circumstances were unclear, with officials only emphasizing the need for motorists to avoid the area.

According to the sheriff's department, the activity was isolated to a residential area just north of Clinton Keith. Homes in the area were evacuated for public safety as deputies deployed, and Smith Ranch Road was closed to traffic, according to reports from the scene.

Elsewhere in Southwest Riverside County, a sheriff's deputy was involved in a shooting with a suspect this evening, but that case was unrelated, officials said.

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UPDATE 3:55 p.m.: There is still a "very active" police presence in Wildomar on Thursday afternoon related to a situation developing in town, sheriff's officials say. Roads remain blocked and "evacuations have been completed in the immediate area."

A sheriff's spokeswoman could not immediately confirm how many people were affected by the current evacuations. However, officials say there is no threat to public safety.

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WILDOMAR, CA — Police are asking the community to avoid the area of Clinton Keith and Smith Ranch roads in Wildomar due to an ongoing "critical incident" in town that's prompted a large law enforcement response and major road closures.

Details regarding the case are limited at this time, but sheriff's officials say the initial call came out as "the discharging of a firearm."

"They are working an active incident... there are quite a few officers in the area," sheriff's Dep. Robyn Flores tells Patch. "I can confirm that Inland Valley Medical Center is not affected by this incident."

At the scene, Patch reporters spotted a SWAT team among the resources assigned.

Both sheriff's officials and Murrieta police sent out a messages urging people to stay away from the area.

"Roadway closures are [in] affect on Clinton Keith," Murrieta police said. "Please use Nutmeg, Jackson and Inland Valley for alternate routes."

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Images by Joe Fanaselle / City News Service contributed to this report.