Police Shoot Allegedly Suicidal Man After Crash During Pursuit

SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego police officers fatally shot a man Saturday after he crashed a car into an SUV, ending a pursuit in the Ocean Beach neighborhood.

Officers were dispatched about 9:15 a.m. Saturday to check the welfare of a man standing in the middle of the street, blocking traffic in the 4700 block of Bermuda Avenue, according to San Diego police Lt. Juan Marquez.

The man was heard making suicidal statements, Marquez said.

After officers arrived, the man got into a small black sedan, and officers pursued him through Ocean Beach surface streets, ending at the intersection of Ebers Street and Bermuda Avenue when he collided with a black Jeep, Marquez said.

The man got out of the black sedan and made suicidal statements, the lieutenant said.

"Less-lethal options were utilized to deescalate the situation," Marquez said. "The male, while armed with a knife, advanced on officers. One San Diego police officer shot multiple rounds at the suspect, striking him."

Officers performed lifesaving measures on the man until paramedics arrived and took him to a hospital, where he died, the lieutenant said. His name was withheld pending notification of relatives.

No officers were injured, he said.

The Jeep driver complained of pain but did not want to be taken to a hospital.

Homicide detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office were investigating the shooting, Marquez said.

— City News Service