Overview
- A 25-year-old parking attendant suffered two head lacerations and was hospitalized after being struck with a broken wooden cane in downtown San Diego on Sunday.
- Police identified the suspect as Lathapoun Keovongsa, who left the K Street lot and was found on Park Boulevard still carrying a long wooden stick.
- Officers fired multiple less-lethal rounds, then deployed a police dog that bit and tackled Keovongsa, allowing them to arrest him.
- San Diego police said only the victim and the suspect were injured, and the suspect was treated for wounds from the arrest.
- Video of the K9 takedown spread widely on social media and was featured by outlets including CBS News and NBC 7, while investigators have not disclosed a motive.