The boy was booked into juvenile hall on assault and weapon charges.
A look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County.
A suspected felon was jailed after allegedly fleeing from deputies in Vista and being caught carrying a ghost gun, authorities reported.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff's homicide detectives were investigating the death.
The cause of the accident was under investigation.
The crash was reported on Olive Avenue at North Melrose Drive, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
Two 16-year-olds were booked into juvenile hall. An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and more.
The boy was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of carjacking, felony evasion of police and attempted murder.
The intoxicated driver survived but a 65-year-old man and a 59-year-old woman died, according to police.
Daniel Dasko was arrested last year after authorities said he worked with two people to solicit child pornography from minor victims.
An officer opened fire on the teen in a dirt lot next to the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and Palomar Airport Road, police said.
A 53-year-old man was found dead near a makeshift encampment alongside state Route 78 in Vista.
The Sean Nava and Stephen Linen Memorial DUI Checkpoint will be held in memory of two officers who were killed in Carlsbad and Encinitas.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 19-year-old man was killed last weekend in a freeway car crash in Oceanside.
A North County woman was arrested on suspicion of sending a drug-laced letter to a San Diego County jail.
Paramedics rushed the teenager to a hospital, where he was expected to survive his injuries, said San Diego police Lt. Jud Campbell.
The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, was booked into East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility.
Police said the incident likely started with road rage on Interstate 5 and escalated to an altercation in a retail parking lot.
Jheran Beverson, 24, was found guilty by a Vista jury earlier this year for the Aug. 7, 2021, shooting death of 52-year-old Shannon Betz.
The 16-month-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital.
Nicholas Piazza, 20, was formerly an instructor at Callan Swim School in San Marcos.
Gunfire was exchanged June 23 between officers and a domestic-murder suspect, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Barry James Knowlton, 49, was booked on suspicion of two counts each of attempted murder and elder abuse, among other charges.
The 54-year-old man was taken to a hospital for assessment and care.
The Carlsbad Police Department will join law enforcement agencies across the nation to promote strong police-community partnerships.
A man who sold fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Carlsbad man pleaded guilty to federal fentanyl distribution and possession charges.
James Charles Kingery, 57, was found guilty by a Vista jury of killing 26-year-old Julia Hernandez-Santiago.