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Deputies: Orangevale Man Shot Shotgun Into Air

ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – Authorities asked residents to shelter in place due to a man who reportedly fired a gun in a neighborhood Saturday night.

The scene was near the 6700 block of Main Avenue in Orangevale. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, a man was firing a gun at or near neighbors.

A SWAT team was called to the scene and surrounding homes were evacuated.

A little before 11:30 p.m., the suspect surrendered peacefully to authorities. He has been identified as 61-year-old Wesley Martin Bennett.

Bennett has booked at Sacramento County Jail and is facing weapons and vandalism charges.

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