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3 sheriff's deputies and barricaded person shot outside Dixon, Illinois near Lost Lake

DIXON, IL (CBS) —Three Ogle County, Illinois, sheriff's deputies were shot and injured Wednesday when they entered a home following a barricade situation.

The person holding sheriff's deputies in a standoff was also shot.

The shooting happened around noon at 402 Wild Rice Ln. in Lost Lake, a gated community located in a rural area northeast of Dixon.

At 8:39 a.m., a family member called about a person threatening both suicide and homicide, according to Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle.

An emergency response team consisting of multiple law enforcement and other first responders was activated, and a SWAT team was on scene at 9:18 a.m.

A hostage negotiator attempted to make contact and called the barricaded person's cell phone – dialing more than 50 times. But the person didn't respond, VanVickle said.

Just before noon, the emergency response team entered the home and the barricaded subject immediately began shooting at them, VanVickle said.

Three deputies were shot, as was the barricaded subject, VanVickle said. All were in good condition.

Three ambulances and three helicopters were called to the scene. A golf course was evacuated.

Neighbors were alarmed by the commotion in their peaceful gated community.

“It's strange because the area is safe. We've never seen anything like this before,” Gordon Gabelmann said. “We've been here for several years, and it's just strange to come home, and here's a block, police officers — and just mixed reactions right now, and we hope everyone is safe.”

The Lost Lake Landowners Association describes the area as a “country-style community” with about 700 homeowners in an unincorporated area near the towns of Dixon, Franklin Grove and Oregon, about 100 miles to the west of Chicago.

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