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Official: Gunman takes hostages at California vets home Vineyards are shown in front of the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, Calif. Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at the veterans home. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday Mar 9, 2018 at 11:53 AM The Associated Press YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Napa County Fire captain Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at a veterans home in California. Police closed access to the large veterans home in Yountville after a man with a gun was reported on the grounds. The Napa County Sheriff's Department issued an alert to residents at 10:30 a.m. Friday warning them to avoid the area because of "activity at the Veterans Home in Yountville." The Napa Valley Register reported that a man wearing body armor and armed with an automatic weapon entered the home. The sheriff's department did not immediately respond to a telephone call from The Associated Press. The state Veterans Affairs department says it is the largest veterans' home in the United States, with about 1,000 residents.