SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego authorities shot and killed a shooter who fatally injured an authorities dog Wednesday in a fight at a neighborhood college school, authorities said.
The 33-year-old man was noticable dead at a health center after the conflict at San Diego Mesa College, according to a declaration from San Diego County constable’s murder Lt. Joseph Jarjura. His name wasn’t instantly launched.
Police were examining a report that the driver of a white Tesla had actually contended another driver at around 1:30 a.m., Jarjura said.
The Tesla was being driven unpredictably and the other driver heard a gunshot as he drove around the vehicle, according to Jarjura.
The Tesla then followed the driver to a place where he parked and more shots were fired. The driver wasn’t struck however one bullet entered into a neighboring home, although no one within was hurt, Jarjura said.
Officers browsed the location and situated the Tesla. They saw the suspect, a 33-year-old male, in the driver’s seat with a pistol in his hands. The driver declined to pull over, drove onto a school car park and abandoned the car, Jarjura said.
Officers then saw the armed man close by talking on a mobile phone, he said.
The man overlooked commands to drop the weapon, which he had actually put below an underarm, and started walking towards an open lot, Jarjura said.
The authorities dog was sent after him and the man drew his pistol, triggering an officer to fire a round from a rifle that struck him, Jarjura said.
The shooter likewise fired a bullet, which struck the dog.
The dog, called Sir, was injured and noticable dead at a veterinary health center. Sir was a 4½-year-old Belgian Malinois who had actually been with the Police Department considering that March 2022, authorities said.
“RIP Sir. You saved lives,” said a publishing from the San Diego Police Officers Association on X, previously called Twitter.
