Alyssa Milano explains why police were called near her home

 Los Angeles

Alyssa Milano has found herself at the center of another controversy. The “Charmed” alum and outspoken political activist’s neighbor called police on Sunday morning to report a possible gunman near her home in the Bell Canyon area of Ventura County, Calif.

A spokesperson for the Ventura County Sherrif’s Office told Fox News on Tuesday that they received several calls from others in the area and that the initial call came from someone “not related to Alyssa Milano.” Daily Mail, which obtained photos from the police response, reports that seven sheriff’s vehicles, a K-9 unit, the Los Angeles Fire Department, and a helicopter responded to the call.

“We first noticed the helicopter circling overhead very low and knew something was going on, it’s usually such a quiet community,” a neighbor told the British newspaper. “Then we saw all the police cars parked in front of Alyssa’s home. They had their guns at the ready and seemed very serious.”

In a statement to Fox News on Tuesday, Milano, 47, explained that her neighbor called the police after spotting “a man dressed in all black, walking in the woods between our properties with a gun,” which she called “a rare sight in our parts.” Milano said her husband then called 911“to check on when police would be arriving.