Accused Cortez Shotgun Shooter Scheduled for Friday Arraignment

SAN DIEGO - A man is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday after an early Wednesday incident in which he allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in the Cortez area, injuring no one.

Someone reported hearing possible gunshots in the vicinity of Fifth Avenue and Cedar Street shortly before 2:30 a.m., according to San Diego police Officer Billy Hernandez.

Responding officers caught up to the suspect, Jason Thomas Turner, 42, about a block away and arrested him without incident, Hernandez said. The motive for the shooting was unknown.

Turner was subsequently booked into jail on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, according to jail records. He was scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

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