San Diego police shoot car break-in suspect in UTC area, search for 2nd man underway – NBC 7 San Diego

Police shot and injured a person suspected of an attempted car break-in and are still searching for another individual after one of the suspects shot towards police in the UTC area Friday morning, San Diego Police said.

Police got a call after 3 a.m. about two people attempting to take a car at an apartment complex on the 3400 block of Lebon Drive.

Once officers arrived at the scene, they found the suspects inside a reported stolen vehicle. When officers gave verbal commands, the suspects fled on foot. Following one of the suspects, officers commanded him to stop, and the suspect turned towards them with a firearm in his hand, and it appeared he fired at least one round at officers, SDPD Lt. Joseph Jarjura said.

This resulted in an officer returning fire and the suspect was hit with several rounds and went down to the ground, Jarjura said. The person was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.

No officers were injured in the shooting, SDPD Lt. Sharki said.

A search for the second suspect was underway throughout the morning. Police said the suspect was described as a man in his 20s about 6 feet tall with a medium build who was wearing a blue mask and a grey hoodie at the time. It is unknown if the man is armed.

The investigation is ongoing.

Per countywide protocol for police shootings, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (858) 285-6330/after hours at (858) 565-5200.  You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

No other information was available.

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