SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Authorities are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened overnight in the Barrio Logan neighborhood.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department tells ABC 10News that it happened at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Parkway and Logan Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Friday. Officers attempted to pull over a red Dodge Ram truck driven by a 37-year-old man, but he sped away, taking officers on a short pursuit.
"The initial traffic stop was for a lighting equipment violation on [the suspect's] vehicle," SDSD's press release says.
The suspect, later identified as Christopher Dearman, stopped two blocks later around the 2000 block of Logan Avenue, got out of the truck with a handgun and fired "approximately two rounds" at the officers chasing him. SDSD says video surveillance and evidence collected at the scene showed this. Additionally, one of the bullets hit the SDPD patrol vehicle's hood, near the driver side.
The San Diego police officers fired back at Dearman, and as he fell to the ground, his gun landed on the floor next to him, per SDSD.
SDPD officers ordered Dearman to move away from the gun, but law enforcement says he did not comply. A K9 was used to pull the suspect away from the gun, according to the sheriff's department press release.
The sheriff's department said officers provided medical aid to Dearman until paramedics arrived. The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Deputies responded and took over the investigation. No officers were injured, and there is body camera footage of the incident.
The names of the officers who shot and killed the suspect will be released "at a later date," SDSD's press release says.
This is a developing story. 10News will continue to keep you updated as soon as we receive more information.
