JACUMBA, Calif.—A mountain biker died after helping authorities locate four distressed hikers in the Carrizo Gorge area in the Jacumba Mountains, authorities said July 16. Cal Fire San Diego responded at 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a distress call, and with the assistance of three mountain bikers, officials were able to locate the hikers a quarter-mile…
Mountain Biker Dies Helping to Rescue Distressed Hikers Near US-Mexico Border
Inmate Dies in San Diego Sheriff’s Custody; 2nd in 3 Days
SAN DIEGO—A man became the second in-custody death in three days after he was found unresponsive in his jail cell and later died at the University of California–San Diego Medical Center, the Sheriff’s Department announced June 29. Pedro Junior Ornelas III, 27, died at the medical center around 10 a.m. on June 28, according to…
Wife Dies in Escondido House Fire, Husband in Critical Condition
ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A woman died and her husband was in the hospital in critical condition June 15 after a fire burned their home in the unincorporated area of Escondido, authorities said. The fire was reported at 2:27 a.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of Alexander Drive, according to Lt. Matthew Carpenter of the San Diego County…
Man Dies When Vehicle Crashes Into Pole in Vista
VISTA, Calif.—A motorist crashed his sedan into a utility pole and died, sheriff’s officials said May 14. The crash happened at about 11:25 p.m. Saturday on North Melrose Drive near the intersection with Tatum Street, according to Deputy Jason Malson of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. A black Mercedes sedan driving southbound on Melrose…
Shooting Sends Bullet Into San Diego Park During Youth Baseball Game
SAN MARCOS, Calif.—Authorities sought May 9 to determine who fired a gun near a San Marcos park as nighttime youth baseball games were underway there, sending at least one round whizzing harmlessly onto one of the occupied diamonds. Several 911 callers reported hearing three to five gunshots near Mission Sports Park on Bailey Court at…
Victims of Deadly Harbison Canyon House-Party Shooting ID’d
SAN DIEGO—Authorities May 1 publicly identified two San Diego men who were killed last week in a predawn shooting during a crowded house party in a rural neighborhood east of El Cajon. Jaden Davis, 20, and 29-year-old Seandell Jones were fatally shot by an unknown assailant or assailants in the 800 block of Renfro Way…
Man Shot by Deputy in San Diego After Short Standoff
SPRING VALLEY, Calif.—A 45-year-old man who allegedly threatened his roommates and charged at sheriff’s deputies while wielding a metal bedframe was shot by a deputy and seriously injured in Spring Valley, authorities said April 27. Deputies from the Rancho San Diego substation were dispatched just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 3600…
San Diego Basketball Star Mikey Williams Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Case
EL CAJON, Calif.—San Ysidro High School basketball star Mikey Williams pleaded not guilty April 20 to felony counts of assault with a firearm and shooting at an occupied vehicle stemming from a shooting that happened outside his home in Jamul. Williams, an 18-year-old social media star with a multimillion-dollar endorsement portfolio who committed to play…
Teen Shot in Neck While Sitting in Car in San Diego County
SPRING VALLEY, Calif.—A 19-year-old man was shot in the neck April 9 while sitting in a car in Spring Valley. The shooting happened at 2:12 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of Kenwood Drive, according to Lt. David Collins of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The man drove to a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in…
Gas Station Doors Shattered After Shooting in Vista
VISTA, Calif.—Multiple shots were fired early April 9 from a vehicle at a Vista gas station, which shattered its front glass door, sheriff’s officials said. It happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday at the Union 76 station near the intersection of Olive Avenue and North Melrose Drive, according to Lt. Martha Hernandez of the San…
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