Barricaded OC Shooting Suspect Surrenders Near Chapman University

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A possible shooting suspect who was barricaded inside a home near Chapman University for hours after police received reports of gunfire surrendered "peacefully" late Sunday afternoon the Orange Police Department said.

Reports of gunfire south of the university in Orange prompted police to ask the public to avoid the area Sunday morning. Shell casings were found near the outskirts of the campus and a possible shooting suspect was holed up in a nearby residence, authorities said.

People were asked to avoid the area between Maple and Palm avenues, where police had contained the area, Chapman University tweeted. School officials assured that the campus was not threatened.

Update: The suspect who was barricaded in the 200 block of N. Glassell surrendered peacefully to our SWAT team after hours of negotiations. The scene is stabilized and the investigation is on going.

— Orange Police Department (California) (@CityOfOrangePD) August" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/CityOfOran... 29, 2021

City News Service contributed to this report.