The victim was walking to the store while talking on his phone when a man approached him from behind and stabbed him, police said.
Officers believe all three stabbings were linked to the incident, according to the National City Police Department.
Christopher Ray Schmittel, 23, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of causing the deaths of Joshua Manzanares and Johnny Punzalan, both 19.
Jana Halaska, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon for the April 13, 2025, stabbings.
An impaired driving arrest and conviction can cost more than $15,000 in legal and court fees, according to the sheriff's office.
The officers, who did not fire their guns during the encounter, sustained minor injuries while trying to detain the man, officials said.
Grant Parker, 34, was in custody at the jail when sheriff's deputies found him hanging inside his assigned cell.
The inmate was facing charges related to possession of an illegal weapon, according to deputies.
A 45-year-old inmate died in San Diego County Jail, which has been under scrutiny for years over its unusually high number of custody deaths
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Police said the driver exited the highway in El Cajon, lost control of the truck, then fled from the vehicle on foot.
Son Thanh Nguyen pleaded guilty to the June 28, 2024, attempt to break into the ATM outside the First Citizens Bank branch.
Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta of St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral is facing criminal charges of embezzlement and money laundering.
An ambulance took the man to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla for treatment of life-threatening trauma, police said.
Noly Hermoso Ilarde, 57, of San Diego, and Martin Jose Rebollo Jr., 58, of Chula Vista, claimed to run "Chula Vista Fast Pitch."
The pursuit traversed the cities of San Diego, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley and La Mesa.
Wayne Fister, 38, used "a significant portion" of the proceeds to purchase his home in San Diego, prosecutors said.
Detectives from the department's Homicide Unit were handling the investigation because of "unusual circumstances."
A driver was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle crash.
Some calls to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office are now being answered by artificial intelligence.
One person was killed in the crash on Sunday.
The fire broke out around noon in a canyon near a residential neighborhood.
Copeland and Ucman, who were 21 and 22 years old at the time of the baby's death, were tried this year in one trial by two separate juries.
During the checkpoint, officers will look for signs that drivers are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The trial was Aaron Russell's second in federal court in connection with the shooting.
Officer Henry Ingram Jr. of the San Diego Police Department opened fire on Edwaun Walter Thames, 39.
Officers inspected the vehicle and found 29 buckets of liquid meth hidden inside the tank, with a total weight of 944.90 pounds.
The trucker died at the scene of the crash, officials said.
Detectives found large quantities of stolen clothing when they searched his home and vehicle, according to the sheriff's office.
The panga-style vessel was stopped about 10 miles southwest of Point Loma, according to USCG officials.
Officers reported seeing blood in several areas throughout the apartment.
The Sheriff's Homicide Unit responded and was conducting an investigation.
A suspect believed to be in his late 20s was detained at the scene, then taken into custody without further incident, police reported.
The victim was also struck by a second vehicle and that motorist stayed at the scene to cooperate with officers, police said.
He was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was treated for fractures to his vertebrae, jaw, multiple ribs and left wrist.
A motorcyclist suffered a fractured femur during a crash with a vehicle in the Hillcrest community, authorities said.
Both pedestrians were taken by ambulance to a hospital.
William Bushey, 61, was convicted by a jury earlier this year of murdering his sister, Laurie Robinson, 61, and her son, Brett Robinson, 33.