San Diego County Sheriff's Releases Name of Deputy Involved in Encinitas Shooting

ENCINITAS, CA - The San Diego County Sheriff's deputy involved in a shooting has been identified as Deputy Giovani Pantoja, according to sheriff's officials.

Deputy Pantoja is assigned to the Vista Sheriff's Patrol Station and has been employed as a deputy sheriff with the San Diego Sheriff's Department for 4 years.

On Monday, Oct. 24, Joseph Martin Ramos, 35, suffered a gunshot to one of his ankles and a graze injury to his upper body when Deputy Pantoja opened fire on him in the 1500 block of North Coast Highway 101 about 3 p.m. Monday, according to officials.

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The events that led to the shooting began earlier Monday, when deputies spotted Ramos, a documented gang member, on Orchard Wood Road in Olivenhain and recognized him as a suspect in a series of residential burglaries during which firearms had been stolen, Lt. Kenneth Nelson said.

Ramos was admitted to a hospital under armed guard. Following an overnight stay, he was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of burglary, carjacking, kidnapping and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

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