{"id":273370,"date":"2024-05-20T23:45:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T06:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/?p=273370"},"modified":"2024-05-21T07:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:59:40","slug":"police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-in-mission-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofsandiego.com\/crime\/2024\/05\/20\/police-fatally-shoot-knife-wielding-man-in-mission-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Shoot, Kill Man Holding Knife to Hostage’s Neck in Mission Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A closeup photo of a San Diego Police officer. Courtesy of the department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A shoplifting suspect who threatened a store clerk with a knife Monday at a Morena-area market and then took another man hostage when confronted by police was fatally shot by officers following a foot chase that ended at a Mission Valley transient camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The events that led to the law-enforcement shooting began shortly after 10:30 a.m., when a man in his 20s walked out of a store in the 1000 block of Morena Boulevard with merchandise he had not paid for, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department<\/a>, which investigates shootings involving SDPD<\/a> personnel under terms of a regional agreement<\/a> designed to prevent conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The victim (was trying) to stop the suspect when the suspect pulled out a knife and threatened the victim,” sheriff’s Lt. Michael Krugh said. “The suspect then fled the scene on foot.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A short time later, police spotted a man matching the alleged robber’s description carrying a knife in the 5300 block of Napa Street. When officers ordered him to halt, he refused, prompting them to try to subdue him with an electric stun gun. When that attempt failed, the suspect ran off, and officers gave chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pursuit ended at a squatters’ camp in the 5300 block of Friars Road, Krugh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n