Man shot and killed by law enforcement during San Marcos traffic stop

A 33-year-old man was shot to death after allegedly raising a firearm at San Diego County deputies and a police officer while in the passenger side of a vehicle during a traffic stop in San Marcos.

The fatal shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, when a deputy from the San Marcos substation conducted a traffic stop on a red Hyundai Sonata for a vehicle code violation, according to a report from the San Diego Police Department.

Police said the vehicle was occupied by a 21-year-old woman in the driver’s seat, and in the front seat, a male passenger whose age was not released…

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