( CNN ) -- A shooter who fired at vehicles and individuals Sunday from woods in northern Washington state remains at large , as law enforcement ordered residents to stay in their homes and others to stay away as they hunted for the suspect . Authorities got a call shortly after 1:30 p.m. PT ( 4:30 p.m . ET ) Sunday from a man who said he 'd been shot in the leg near his home in Arlington , a community of about 18,000 people roughly 50 miles north of Seattle . The wounded man told law enforcement , who arrived within about 10 minutes , that he had been hearing gunshots for about 10 minutes in the `` wooded , largely rural area , '' according to Lt. Steve Dittoe of the Snohomish County Sheriff 's Office . `` Immediately the officers ... recognized that there was someone in the woods shooting at either vehicles or people , '' said Dittoe . Gunman kills 2 , himself at supermarket . A SWAT team was dispatched to the area and soon came under fire , according to the lieutenant . He said that he did not know how many rounds had been fired , beyond saying an armored personnel vehicle was hit in what he described as `` a lot of shooting this afternoon -- at us . '' Parts of Jim Creek Road , where the shootings took place , have been closed off to traffic . Meanwhile , those who live in the immediate vicinity are being urged to not leave their homes , Dittoe said . The lone person shot suffered a non-life-threatening injury and has been transported from the scene . No suspect has been identified , with the sheriff 's spokesman saying there 's no reason yet to `` tie the shooter to any residence along this road . '' `` I have no information as to why someone would be doing this , at this point , '' Dittoe added when asked about the shooter 's motive . Lawyer : Aurora suspect called college before shooting . Law enforcement officers from multiple jurisdictions converged on the area , searching the woods and combing the neighborhood in an effort to `` make sure that we get this neighborhood safe before we leave , '' the sheriff 's lieutenant said . By late Sunday afternoon , Dittoe said that `` we believe we have the area contained '' where the threat exists , though they have yet to track down the suspect . `` We are going to stay out here until we are sure that this community is safe and that we have dealt with anyone out here who has a firearm and was shooting at people , '' he said .
A man tells police he was shot in the leg in a town north of Seattle . The victim is taken to Harborview Medical Center and later released. `` There was someone in the woods shooting at either vehicles or people , '' police say . Roads have been closed as authorities hunt for the suspect .