- The incident occurred on December 16, 2025, during a foot pursuit in Balboa Park involving suspect Allen Baker and Officer Taeatafa-De La Rosa.
- Baker allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired at the officer, who responded with multiple shots, hitting Baker and ending the chase.
- Baker was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and faces charges including attempted murder of a peace officer and firearm possession.
SAN DIEGO — Body-worn camera footage released Tuesday shows a San Diego police officer exchange gunfire with a man — wounding the suspect — during a foot pursuit in Balboa Park last month.
Allen Baker, 55, allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired just before Officer Kellan Taeatafa-De La Rosa returned fire multiple times, striking Baker, on Dec. 16 near Balboa and Quince drives, investigators said.
Baker was arrested on charges of attempted murder of a peace officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm and assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm…