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RVINE, Calif. (CNS) -- Two people were reportedly shot Saturday inside an Irvine home where a gunman was holding at least three people hostage.
Gunfire broke out inside the residence shortly after 2 a.m., leaving two people wounded, according to Focal Point camera crew and police scanner reports.
One victim, a male, was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the back of his head, Focal Point reported. The second victim, a female, received a wound to the arm, and was also transported to a hospital, the camera crew added.
The status of the hostage-taker and the third captive was unknown at this time.
An Irvine police spokesperson was not immediately available to confirm the reports.
Police were called to the lakefront residence near Rainstar and Blue Lake about 9 p.m. Friday after receiving reports that an armed hostage-taker was holding three people hostage inside, Irvine police Lt. John Hare said.
He was believed to be a friend or associate of the captives, all of whom are family members, he said, adding that police did not think the suspect was related to the hostages.
Shortly after officers arrived, several nearby residences were evacuated, as police negotiators established contact with the alleged kidnapper, Hare said.
"Negotiators were talking to him, and he was being cooperative," he said as of 12:30 a.m. "They were optimistic that they would be able to have a peaceful resolution to the problem."
According to Focal Point and reports from the scene, the suspect is a former military man who was looking for his ex-girlfriend at her family's home. She reportedly has not lived there for several years,
