Authorities Friday released the name of a police officer who opened fire on a fleeing domestic-violence suspect in La Mesa during a Memorial Day police chase.
La Mesa police Officer Taylor Persitza fired at Jahlil Juakeen Johnson, 29, but missed as the suspect allegedly used his vehicle to ram a police cruiser in the 4400 block of Parks Avenue, according to investigators.
The events that led to the gunfire and Johnson’s subsequent arrest began shortly after 10:30 a.m. Monday, when police responded to a report of a man choking a woman in the 7700 block of Normal Avenue…