CHICO – A woman who fired shots in a north Chico neighborhood was safely arrested Saturday morning after a 10-hour standoff with police.

According to Chico police, Sharna Christe Potter, 36, admitted to firing a firearm when officers encountered her at her residence in the 3100 block of Rogue River Drive near W. Eaton Road around 10:37 p.m. Friday. Potter then barricaded herself inside her home.

Officers responding to the incident attempted to negotiate with Potter for several hours until the Crisis Intervention Unit intervened. When Crisis Intervention Team members attempted to contact her, Potter fired several shots at police. But officers “never stopped speaking with Potter and detaining her in the least intrusive and safest manner possible,” the CPD press release said.

Potter was arrested around 8:40 a.m. and police then executed a search warrant on the home to find evidence that she had negligently discharged a weapon. According to CPD, Potter – who had two warrants out for her arrest for failing to appear in court on drunken driving charges – is suspected of negligent discharge of a firearm and assault on a police officer with a firearm in connection with the incident.

Responding agencies also included the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Butte County EMS, Cal Fire, Chico Fire Department, and Butte County District Attorney’s Office, as well as CPD’s Volunteers in Policing (VIPS). Police used the Code Red system to alert residents of police activity.

Update search

Investigators are continuing to search for two women from Chico who have been missing for more than three weeks, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in an update Saturday.

Dolores Sakamoto, 84, and her daughter Vivian Luna, 64, were reported missing by a neighbor on July 21. Two days later, the California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for Sakamoto, Luna and their vehicle: a black 1996 Lexus ES 300 with California license plate 6KSP061.