San Diego Officers Kill Alleged Burglary Suspect After Nearly Five-Hour Standoff

Overview

• Police first responded to what began as a welfare check that was later updated to a reported burglary at a home in Loma Portal, and the homeowner told officers firearms were kept inside and the person inside had no permission to be there.
• A SWAT team was deployed and officers heard gunfire from inside the residence while they tried to make contact with the person inside.
• After an extended standoff, a man exited the front door allegedly holding a gun; officers fired, he was struck, and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
• Under the county memorandum of understanding, the sheriff’s Homicide Unit is conducting the criminal probe and the San Diego Police Department will carry out an administrative review, and investigators have asked the public to provide tips.
• Authorities have not released the names of the deceased or the officers involved and report that no officers were injured in the incident.