Toro Canyon residents ordered to shelter-in-place during search for suspect who was later arrested

TORO CANYON, Calif. (KEYT) – A shelter-in-place message was sent to residents of Toro Canyon in connection with a search for a possibly armed person by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Wednesday and later the same day, the suspect was arrested near the 3900 block of Foothill Road.

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, deputies were searching the area for a person who was potentially armed with a gun in the Toro Canyon area starting around 11:34 a.m., but they called off their search without finding the suspect hours later.

Around 4:18 p.m., the suspect was spotted near the 3900 block of Foothill Road and taken into custody shared the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

The earlier shelter-in-place order extended to Lambert Road to the west, Via Real to the south, Nidever Road to the east, and Foothill Road to the north shared the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

Your News Channel was able to confirm with residents in the area that they received reverse 911 calls telling them to remain inside for a possibly armed suspect and later, some received an all-clear alert through the same emergency alert system around 2:18 p.m. Wednesday.

This is an evolving law enforcement response and more information will be added to this article when it is available.