2 dead, man arrested after shooting, standoff in Napa – NBC Bay Area

A 28-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting two people in Napa Thursday morning shot himself during a standoff at a local park but survived and was taken into custody, police said.

The shooting was reported around 9:45 a.m. in the 700 block of Lincoln Avenue, where officers found a Napa woman and an American Canyon man with gunshot wounds outside a home.

Police and medical personnel began life-saving measures, but both victims died at the scene. Their names were not released and police did not say what led to the shooting.

Investigators identified a suspect, Napa resident Baltazar Rangel Juarez, within hours. He was seen driving near Juarez and Second streets in Napa around 1:30 p.m.

Officers attempted to stop him, but he fled and drove into Kennedy Park, where his car became disabled.

Napa police and the sheriff's department responded, but the suspect refused to surrender and had a gun on him, police said.

“Multiple attempts were made to get the suspect to disarm and exit the vehicle,” police said in a news release Thursday evening. “The suspect continually refused to surrender and ultimately suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

Juarez received medical attention at the scene and was taken into custody. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting, has additional information, or had photo or video surveillance of the incident is asked to contact Detective Dustin Dodd at (707) 257-9568 or [email protected].