Mendocino County Sheriff deputies and medical personnel are currently engaged in a standoff situation on the 100 Block of Coyote Valley Boulevard in Redwood Valley regarding a possibly-armed suspect with a violent history holed up in a shed.
Scanner traffic indicates the last few days the suspect made statements he “wants a shoot out with the cops” and that is “how we wants to go out.”
Deputies on scene reported to dispatch they heard the sound of a magazine being inserted into a firearm.
MCSO Public Information Officer Captain Greg Van Patten told us deputies were serving a warrant this morning when the suspect began to hide in the shed.
Captain Van Patten said the suspect is a Tiny Lew Wolf Whipple and has a history of being violent and non-cooperative with law enforcement.
Throughout the morning, the suspect has spoken with family on-site including his brother and mother. Negotiations are on-going.
UPDATE: 8:15 a.m.
A SWAT team vehicle arrived at scene.
UPDATE 9:39 a.m.
MCSO Public Information Officer Captain Greg Van Patten told us the suspect is still barricaded and active negotiations are ongoing.
UPDATE 11:46 p.m.
MCSO’s Public Information Officer Captain Greg Van Patten confirmed the stand-off continues and the tribal government issued a shelter-in-place message to nearby residents.
