Yikes! There's a gunman on the loose in our neighborhood!

Update on Wednesday morning: From KEYT.com, "The standoff between Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies and an alleged gunman ended at around 1:20 a.m. last night. It lasted for more than 10 hours."

Update at 7:45 p.m. PDT: The police helicopter left for a while (to refuel, we learned from the television reportage), came back, and is now gone again -- it's sunset. KEYT reported that the suspect was holed up in the house he was said to live in -- on Authay Drive. SWAT teams arrived, roads are blocked off, there's a K-9 unit on the scene.

On the map, the red line follows Authay Drive. My house is marked with the red dot.

First the fire, now this. Such excitement for our tranquil corner of the universe.

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No kidding.

There's been a helicopter flying circles overhead for an hour or so. When Pat went out for her usual afternoon walk she saw a couple of cops with shotguns on a local footbridge. We got a "reverse 911" call (glad to know the system works!) about 15 minutes ago, describing the suspect and telling everyone to stay indoors with doors locked.

Wow!

From KEYT.com

BREAKING NEWS: Suspect On The Loose In Goleta Neighborhood

An intensive manhunt is underway near Hollister Ave and Auhay Dr. between Santa Barbara and Goleta. A vehicle that was involved in a high-speed pursuit crashed near Auhay Dr. while being chased by law enforcement. According to CHP website, one of the vehicles involved in the collision was an unmarked Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department unit. After the crash, the wanted subject fled on foot towards the area of Auhay Dr. Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department has set up a perimeter in the area and have called in air support to aid in the search. Scanner reports say the suspect is a tall, white male wearing all black and is known to be armed. KEY News has crews on the scene and will bring you more information as it becomes available.