Gun waved in air was BB gun, police say. Rancho Cordova streets reopened
About two hours after police responded to a Rancho Cordova neighborhood after receiving reports of a man waving a gun into the air, authorities determined that it was a BB gun and that no crime had been committed.
Police had set up a perimeter as they attempted to contact a subject, closing down Croetto and Woodberry ways and Mills Park Drive, the Rancho Cordova Police Department said in a tweet. The streets reopened just after 1:30 p.m.
Rancho Cordova police spokeswoman Sgt. Tess Deterding said police received a call at about 11:37 a.m. reporting that a man in his 30s was waving a handgun in the air near the 10400 block of Croetto Way.
Based on witness statements and evidence gathered at the scene, the gun waved was determined to be a BB gun, and no crime was committed, Deterding said. Breakdown of the perimeter started about 1:30 p.m., she said.
No evacuation orders or shelter-in-place orders were issued, Deterding said.
This story was originally published July 8, 2019 at 12:46 PM.
