Crime & Safety
SWAT Team Surrounds Home In San Diego
A man was taken to a mental health facility, several hours after a SWAT team responded to a gunshot fired inside a home, officials said.
SAN DIEGO, CA – A man was taken to a mental health facility Monday, several hours after a SWAT team responded to a gunshot fired inside a home in the Birdland area, officials said.
Police were sent to conduct a welfare check on a man who was believed to be suicidal about 4:45 p.m. Sunday at a residence in the 7600 block of Seagull Court, about a half-mile from Fletcher Elementary School, San Diego Police Officer John Buttle said.
As officers approached, they heard a gunshot and called for assistance from a SWAT team, Buttle said.
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Officers established a perimeter around the house and nearby residents were told to shelter in place.
Finch Lane was closed from Redbird Drive to Teebird Lane during the incident, 10News reported.
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Police could be heard on a loudspeaker telling the man they were there to help him.
At around 12:15 a.m. Monday, the man exited the house and was taken into police custody before being transported to a mental health facility, Buttle said.
No injuries were reported.
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