Fairfield Police Deploy Tear Gas In Standoff; Detain 2 People

SOLANO COUNTY, CA -- UPDATED: Following an hours-long standoff in a Fairfield neighborhood Thursday, two people -- described only as a male and a female -- were "safely detained" at about 8:30 p.m. after tear gas was deployed into a residence, according to police. In an update just before 9 p.m., Fairfield police said it was safe for residents who voluntarily evacuated the 1400 block of Michigan Street to return home. Officers have cleared the targeted residence and secured it, police said, noting that more details about the incident, which involved an "armed and barricaded subject," would likely be released sometime late Friday morning.

Officers first responded to the area when dispatchers received a call at 3:09 p.m. about a disturbance inside a house on Michigan Street -- off Travis Boulevard near Solano Town Center and NorthBay Medical Center.

As officers arrived they heard several gunshots from the area of the house, police said. A perimeter was established and officers made phone contact with those inside the residence.

In an alert issued by police at 3:41 p.m. Thursday, residents of the 1400 block were asked to shelter in place and the roadway was closed to through traffic.

The Fairfield Police Department's Crisis Negotiation and SWAT teams were then called to the scene.

Just before 8 p.m., Fairfield police advised residents the SWAT team would be deploying tear gas, and neighbors were asked to "stay inside their homes and close their windows."