SDPD Shoot and Kill Man Who Was Allegedly Waving Knife in Apartment
A man described as suicidal who allegedly threatened San Diego Police Department officers with a knife at an East Village luxury apartment complex was shot and killed by them, the department reported Tuesday.
A man described as suicidal who allegedly threatened San Diego Police Department officers with a knife at an East Village luxury apartment complex was shot and killed by them, the department reported Tuesday.
Central Division officers responded to the Broadway Towers at 1150 E St. near Park Blvd. at approximately 6:54 p.m. Monday regarding a suicidal man, police said.
The suspect’s roommate told police dispatch he had returned home to find his roommate had attempted suicide with a knife.
After escorting six people out of the apartment, officers confronted the man inside the apartment and shot him. The wounded man was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.
The officers who shot the suspect have both been employed by the San Diego Police Department for 4 1/2 years and are assigned to patrol at the Central Division.
The San Diego Police Department will conduct an administrative investigation into the discharge of a firearm by an officer. Per a countywide Memorandum of Understanding, members of the San Diego Sheriff’s Homicide Unit were called to the scene to conduct the investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Unit at (858) 285-6330 or after hours at (858) 868-3200. Callers can remain anonymous by calling San Diego Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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