$10K Reward Offered For Info On La Mesa Gun Shop Burglary

LA MESA, CA — Authorities announced a $10,000 reward Tuesday for information on a man suspected of breaking into a federal firearms licensee in La Mesa and stealing nine guns during unrest following a protest against police brutality and racial injustice.

Around 11 p.m. on May 30, a man broke into Alex Imports Gun Shop at 7839 University Ave., Suite 104, and stole nine "long guns" from the business, said Ginger Colbrun, a Los Angeles spokeswoman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The suspect was described as a roughly 30-year-old white or Hispanic man with black hair. He is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 200 pounds.

The ATF Los Angeles Field Division and La Mesa Police Department are conducting a joint investigation.

ATF Los Angeles is offering a reward up to $5,000 and the National Shooting Sports Foundation is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man.

Anyone with information about the break-in is asked to call the ATF at 1-888-283-8477, visit www.reportit.com or download the mobile "reportit" app, available via Google Play or the Apple App Store. All calls will be kept confidential.