Police fatally shoot man in Escondido
By Debbi Baker and Susan Shroder9:01 p.m.June 5, 2013Updated7:36 a.m.June 6, 2013
http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...053cbc530c46a8 Investigators worked at the scene. — John Gibbins / Twitter @JohnGibbinsUTSD ESCONDIDO — San Diego police officers were involved in a fatal shooting Wednesday night in Escondido, and a bomb squad was at the scene for hours after the man's vehicle was found to contain weapons and pipe bombs.
The shooting was reported at 8:06 p.m. on Del Lago Boulevard at the intersection of Avenida Magoria, Escondido police Lt. Neal Griffin said Thursday.
A San Diego police surveillance team was tailing the known felon and were trying to get him to an area where they could take him into custody, Griffin said.
He realized he was being followed and as he tried to flee he crashed his red Ford sport-utility vehicle into a concrete wall.
The man had a gun slung around his neck and he raised the weapon at the officers, who opened fire, Griffin said.
The Metro Arson Strike Team's bomb squad found seven pipe bombs in the SUV and worked through the night to render them safe. Four of the bombs had to be detonated, Griffin said.
- http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efac Holes in the side of one of the police cruisers from shrapnel or bullets showed the vilence of the incident. — John Gibbins / Twitter @JohnGibbinsUTSD
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacA member of the bomb squad sets up a robotic device near the scene of a shootout with police on Del Lago Boulevard in Escondido on Wednesday night. One man could be seen dead near a crashed vehicle at the ... — Hayne Palmour IV
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacBomb Squad officers work at the scene of a shootout with police on Del Lago Boulevard in Escondido on Wednesday night. One man could be seen dead near a crashed vehicle at the scene. — Hayne Palmour IV
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacA robotic device is maneuvered away after it was used to search near the body of a man involved in a shootout with police after a special gang unit tried to make a traffic stop on Del Lago Boulevard in ... — Hayne Palmour IV
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacWhat appears to be a fragment of galvanized pipe was marked as evidence in the street. — John Gibbins / Twitter @JohnGibbinsUTSD
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacBomb Squad officers work at the scene of a shootout with police on Del Lago Boulevard in Escondido on Wednesday night. One man could be seen dead near a crashed vehicle at the scene. — Hayne Palmour IV
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacInvestigators worked at the scene. — John Gibbins / Twitter @JohnGibbinsUTSD
Go to Photo - http://media.utsandiego.com/img/phot...bc1e05aa03efacInvestigators looked at a magazine taken from the ground at the scene. — John Gibbins / Twitter @JohnGibbinsUTSD
View Full Gallery The weapon the man had was a single-shot, 12-gauge shotgun. “It was homemade but very deadly,” Griffin said.
He said officers found another gun in his SUV as well as a large amount of ammunition.
Shortly after the incident Wednesday night, San Diego police Lt. Kevin Mayer said that multiple officers from San Diego were involved, including members of a gang team.
No officers were injured, police said.
The surrounding area, which includes numerous small businesses, including a McDonald's restaurant, was cordoned off following the discovery of the pipe bombs. The large area includes a park and ride lot at Del Lago Boulevard and Via Rancho Parkway. That lot became a police command post.
Many of the businesses had already closed when the incident occurred. Griffin said a handful of homes had been evacuated.
The name of the man who was shot and killed has not been released. Investigators were expected to be at the scene throughout Thursday morning.
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