Update: Shelter-in-place order in Empire lifted after deputies unable to find victim
Authorities lifted a shelter-in-place order in Empire after a report Thursday afternoon of an assault with a deadly weapon.
As of Thursday evening, two people were detained but the possible victim had not been located, according to Luke Schwartz, spokesman for the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department.
In an alert issued on social media Thursday at 1:32 p.m., the department said, “The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office is currently involved in police activity in 200 block of ‘E’ Street, as well as the Breezewood Mobile Home Park located in the 600 block of S. Santa Fe Ave. ... The tenants already on-scene can shelter in place, while others are urged to avoid the area entirely.”
Crime scene tape had been set up in the area on E Street, where neighbors said they heard gunshots.
However, by late afternoon, the roads were open to traffic, Schwartz said.
This story was originally published July 8, 2021 at 2:10 PM.
