Overview
- Deputies say 42-year-old Kyle Knudsen was taken into custody Thursday evening outside his home in Pacific Beach.
- A city staffer reported a caller making alarming statements about shooting up the facility just after 4:30 p.m.
- Deputies conducted a safety sweep of the Del Mar Civic Center to secure the site for staff and the public.
- Investigators seized a registered firearm and a 15-round magazine, which is illegal to possess in California.
- Knudsen was booked on suspicion of two felonies—making criminal threats and possessing a large-capacity magazine—at the Vista Detention Facility.