Overview

• Officers responded just before 6:45 a.m. to a 911 report of a man with a gun at Fay Elementary in City Heights and later shot and killed a suspect nearby.
• Police say the man was armed with a gun and a knife; less‑lethal tools including a beanbag round and a police dog were used before officers opened fire.
• Witnesses reported hearing about 10 shots, officers performed CPR, the man died at the scene, and no officers were injured.
• Coverage differs on investigative leadership, with FOX 5 citing the California Department of Justice and the Union‑Tribune citing the San Diego County Sheriff’s homicide unit under county protocol.
• The campus was briefly locked down for a before‑school program and later reopened, and in a separate late‑night incident nearby a man believed to be homeless was fatally shot as detectives continue that homicide probe after interviewing and releasing a person of interest.