VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police in California arrested a man suspected of two killings after someone reported seeing a livestream on social media that showed him with a gun and two women lying motionless on the floor of an apartment.

The Vacaville Police Department said officers went to an apartment complex for formerly homeless veterans and low-income families early Saturday after getting a call from a woman about the livestream.

“The video showed the man carrying a handgun and two women lying on the floor — not moving,” the department said on Facebook.

Officers found the man had barricaded himself in the apartment, and a SWAT team and negotiators were called in, police said.

Negotiations didn’t work, so the building was evacuated and officers got inside the apartment with “distraction devices and chemical agents,” the department said. There was a brief struggle and a Taser was used before police took the man into custody.

“Officers additionally found two women deceased inside of the apartment,” the department said in the post. How they died is under investigation, and their identities aren’t being released until their families are notified of their deaths.

Raymond Michael Weber, 29, of Sacramento, was being held without bail on two counts of first-degree murder and was scheduled for a court appearance Tuesday, according to online Solano County jail records.

It was not immediately known if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

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“During this 10-week academy, students will learn from department personnel, who are experts in the areas of patrol tactics, criminal investigations, SWAT, K-9, narcotics, gang task force, dispatch, traffic enforcement, use-of-force, and other related fields,” Hemet police Sgt. Derek Maddox said. “All students will participate in practical demonstrations,
simulators, and a ride-along during the academy.”

The program begins Aug. 21 and will require a once-a-week commitment — every Wednesday evening — through the first week of November. “Students will gain an overall knowledge of the Hemet Police Department, the structure and how we are organized, how we serve our community, and how we respond when citizens call for a police matter,” the sergeant said.

Most classes will be held at the agency’s main office, 450 E. Latham Ave.
Applications for admission to the academy are being accepted now.
Maddox noted that applicants are required to undergo a background check prior to acceptance. About 15 people will be admitted, he said.

All attendees must be over 18 years old, and they cannot have felony convictions or unresolved criminal matters of any kind pending in court.
Anyone interested was encouraged to contact Maddox via email at
dmaddox@cityofhemet.org or call 951-765-2400.

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