Overview

• Enrique Cortez Jr., 37, was fatally shot by two San Diego SWAT officers following a 30-minute vehicle chase from San Ysidro to Golden Hill.
• The incident began with reports of Cortez carrying a rifle, later escalating when he fired a handgun near a bicyclist before fleeing in a truck.
• Cortez crashed his Ford F-150 into a pergola and allegedly revved the engine before officers Acting Sgt. Bryan Shields and Sgt. Richard Curtis opened fire.
• Independent investigations into the shooting are underway, led by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, with oversight from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office.
• The San Diego District Attorney’s Office will review the case for potential criminal liability, while SDPD conducts an internal administrative review.