State AG Investigating Deputy-Involved Shooting in Alpine

SAN DIEGO, CA — The fatal shooting of a person by at least one on-duty sheriff's deputy in eastern San Diego County was under investigation Thursday.

The deadly gunfire took place at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and state Attorney General's Office. It stemmed from a call received roughly an hour earlier for a welfare check on someone in the 1700 block Kyrsten Terrace in Alpine, sheriff's Lt. Sean Gallagher said, adding that no deputies were injured.

The identity of the deceased person was not released.

The lieutenant said he could release no further information about the circumstances of the shooting because investigations in the case had been assumed by state Attorney General Rob Bonta's office.

A 2020 state law, Assembly Bill 1506, requires the California Department of Justice to investigate law enforcement shootings resulting in the deaths of unarmed people in the state.

A statement from Bonta's office said state officials also could release no further information about the incident.

"Upon completion of the investigation, it will be turned over to DOJ's Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review," the statement noted.

— City News Service