Swansea Native, Sports Reporter Shot Outside His San Diego Home

Swansea native and San Diego sports reporter Kyle Kraska was shot outside his home Tuesday afternoon, around 3 p.m., according to USA Today.

Kraska, 48, was seriously injured and transported to a nearby hospital following the shooting. CBS News 8, the station for which Kraska works, reported he was alert and talking in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The station confirmed Tuesday night that Kraska was out of surgery and recovering.

Kraska is an Emmy-Award winning sports director. He has been reporting for CBS News 8 since 1999 and has also worked at news stations in New York, Florida and Texas.

SWAT teams spent several hours searching for shooting suspect Mike Montana, 54, before he surrendered outside his home north of San Diego just before 10 p.m. Montana’s neighbors reportedly recognized the white minivan with “Superior Painting” printed on the side that police said the suspect drove away from Kraska’s home after the shooting, USA Today reports.

Montana allegedly shot through the rear window of Kraska’s Mercedes as the reporter backed his car out of his driveway. He then continued shooting after Kraska had pulled into the street in front of his home. Neighbors reported hearing six to eight gunshots and saw Kraska laying face-down in the street following the shooting, according to CBS News 8.

Kraska was shot in his leg and the left side of his stomach.

Police have not confirmed a relationship between the two men or a motive for the shooting, but CBS News 8 reported that during a press conference San Diego police said Kraska was targeted.

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