Authorities have a man in custody in connection with a shooting at a San Rafael rehabilitation center early Monday that killed one person and sent two to the hospital.

The suspect, Davance Lamar Reed, 37, a transient between Marin City and Vallejo, was arrested Monday after an unrelated vehicle pursuit in Sonoma County. He was booked into Sonoma County Jail at around 6 a.m. on suspicion of reckless evasion, possession of illegal substances for sale and driving with a suspended license, according to Sonoma County jail records.

Marin County sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Brovelli said that the suspect “made admissions to detectives which tied him to the crime scene.”

Authorities were summoned to the Helen Vine Recovery Center on Smith Ranch Road near McInnis Park at 1:33 a.m. Monday to a report that three people had been shot, Brovelli said.

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Sheriff’s deputies arrived to find two men and one woman with gunshot wounds. One man died at the scene.

He was identified by the sheriff’s office as Nathan Lamont Hill, 52, of Vallejo. An autopsy and toxicology tests have been scheduled for Wednesday.

The surviving victims of the shooting were transported to Marin General Hospital. They were identified as Anthony Dominguez Mansapit, 32, an employee of the facility, and Brittany Kehaulani McCann, 30, of Marin City, who was reportedly dating the suspect. Both remain in the ICU at Marin General Hospital, Brovelli said.

No clients were injured, Brovelli said.

Sheriff’s deputies, with help from others agencies, searched the center and surrounding area for the suspect. The search included help from a California Highway Patrol helicopter. Word that a suspect was in custody came via a social media post from the Marin sheriff’s office just before 2:30 p.m.

Sheriff’s deputies had cordoned off Smith Ranch Road and Silveira Parkway, allowing only neighborhood residents through the blockade.

Isela Hernandez, a resident of the Contempo Marin community next to McInnis Park, said that she was shaken by the shooting.

“It’s sad to hear,” she said. “Especially since I work nights, and it’s usually pretty calm and quiet.”

Operating since 1999, the Helen Vine Detox Center, named after a young woman who died battling substance abuse and mental illness, operates with 24 full-time and part-time staff on a $1.5 million annual budget. It recently underwent a $3.2 million renovation.

In 2011, it became part of Buckelew Programs, a San Rafael nonprofit that offers a range of other treatment programs, including job coaching, housing assistance, counseling and suicide prevention.

Helen Vine is a licensed 26-bed co-ed, residential substance abuse and detoxification program providing recovery services to addicts and people with co-occurring psychiatric problems. There are also two monitoring rooms, with two beds each, for clients who are dropped off intoxicated.

While most clients stay for the three-to-seven-day detox, the center also offers room for some clients to participate in a 45-day residential program. Clients are also eligible to transfer to a six-month residential treatment facility elsewhere in the state.

Tamara Player, executive director of Buckelew, said in a released statement: “While it is unimaginable to think that such a horrific event occurred at one of our facilities, it’s important to remember that Buckelew Programs has been providing safe and effective services for decades; improving the lives of tens of thousands of people.

“Our focus in the coming days will be on the safety and well being of clients, staff and families of those affected. We want to thank everyone for their support in this trying time.”

The Marin County Department of Health and Human Services has a long-standing relationship with Helen Vine and has a contract to reserve about 20 beds at the center for clients who need services, said Jei Africa, behavioral health and recovery services director with the county.

“We are grateful to Helen Vine and hoping they are able to get the immediate support they need to continue services for the clients,” Africa said. “We are working closely with Buckelew and want to give them the appropriate support.”