Man Killed In Deputy-Involved Shooting In San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA – Sheriff's deputies serving an eviction notice shot and killed a man Friday in downtown San Diego. The incident occurred in the Park West neighborhood near the southwestern edge of Balboa Park.

The 48-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, threatened to arm himself with a handgun when two deputies from the Court Services Bureau knocked on his door about 7:50 a.m. in the 2000 block of Second Avenue, between Grape and Hawthorne streets, San Diego police Lt. Mike Holden said.

"The deputies entered the apartment and it's our understanding the suspect had armed himself," Holden said. "Each deputy discharged several shots and struck the suspect."

The man, who was the only person in the apartment, was pronounced dead at Scripps Memorial Hospital, Holden said.

Sheriff Bill Gore tweeted that no deputies were hurt and the San Diego Police Department is handling the investigation.

Second Avenue was shut down as police investigated the shooting, according to officials. Police asked the pubic to avoid the area.

The sheriff's court services unit is responsible for providing court security at San Diego Superior Courts, but deputies in the bureau's civil division also are responsible for "restraining orders, evictions, wage garnishments, bank levies, summons, claims, real and personal property levies and sales," according to the department's website.

The San Diego Police Department typically investigates all officer-involved shootings in the city.

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