A chaotic Tuesday unfolded across San Diego County as law enforcement agencies responded to three separate major incidents within hours of each other — a SWAT standoff in downtown San Diego, a shooting near a Lakeside high school, and an officer-involved shooting in Balboa Park.
Downtown SWAT Standoff Ends with Arrest, Injured Police Dog
At 9:00 a.m., San Diego police responded to the J Street Flats apartment building in downtown San Diego, searching for a man wanted for assault with a deadly weapon.
Police say the suspect beat a woman with a baseball bat last Friday, leaving her with visible bruises on her hip and hands. The victim, who spoke with ABC 10News, showed the injuries she sustained in the attack.
When officers arrived at the apartment building to arrest the suspect, he refused to come out of his unit. Believing the man might be armed, police called in the SWAT team, leading to an hours-long standoff that stretched into the afternoon…