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A man was arrested after an hourslong standoff that turned into a shooting involving Calaveras County deputies, officials said Monday.Murphys resident Alexander Koorkoff, 48, was booked into the Calaveras County Jail on charges relating to weapons, domestic violence, resisting arrest and assault charges after his confrontation with deputies, the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The standoff started around 9:15 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 4000 block of El Camino Casale Road while deputies were investigating a report of domestic violence.The sheriff's office said deputies set up a perimeter around the home after they saw Koorkoff armed with a shotgun. Deputies spoke with him to try to make him surrender, but he refused and he let a person exit the house while he was pointing his gun at her.The standoff lasted for several hours into the night, with Koorkoff making multiple threats against law enforcement at the scene, the sheriff's office said. SWAT members deployed a less than lethal item to try to force Koorkoff out of the house; he instead fired his shotgun at deputies multiple times, prompting deputies to return fire.Koorkoff left the home through the garage with his hands up after exchanging fire with deputies, but he still refused to listen to deputies' orders, the sheriff's office said. Koorkoff lifted his shirt to show deputies he had a handgun on him.After Koorkoff made several quick motions with his hands toward his gun while asking officers to shoot him, the sheriff's office said. Deputies then fired a less than lethal round and hit Koorkoff.The sheriff's office said Koorkoff retreated back into the home after getting hit. SWAT members tried forcing him out again using multiple less than lethal methods. Negotiators also tried talking to him on the phone but he ran out through the front door.Law enforcement personnel took Koorkoof into custody after a brief struggle where he tried resisting arrest, the sheriff's office said. Koorkoff was taken to a hospital and was released Monday afternoon.All deputies involved were not injured, the sheriff's office said. Detectives were at Koorkoff's home on Monday to serve a search warrant and investigate the shooting. Other agencies at the scene included Angels Camp Police Department, California Highway Patrol and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.