Tag: San Diego Police Department

Man Who Opened Fire on Restaurant Got 49 Years in Prison

January 14, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A man who opened fire into a Hillcrest restaurant with an assault rifle, but missed about a dozen people inside the eatery, was sentenced Friday to 49 years in state prison. Stefano Markell Parker, 32, pleaded guilty last year to five counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm in connection with the Feb. 12,…

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Vista Homicide Suspect Dies in Shootout With Police; Officer Injured

December 27, 2021
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ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A Vista homicide suspect who led authorities on a lengthy pursuit was killed Dec. 27 in an ensuing gunfight, during which an officer was shot in the chest but saved by his bulletproof vest. At 5 p.m. Sunday, deputies found the homicide victim, Florencio Rodriguez, 42, with gunshot wounds on the driveway of his…

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Three in Life-Threatening Condition After Falling From Border Wall

December 1, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—Three people were taken to the hospital Dec. 1 after falling from the border wall between Otay Mesa and Garita De Otay, Mexico. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department was called to respond to four people at the border wall at the request of the U.S. Border Patrol around 2:45 a.m., according to online logs….

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