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Officers shoot armed man who called them outside station, California police say

Officers shot a 29-year-old man who called them outside a San Diego Harbor Police station, then brandished a gun in the parking lot, California officials said.
Officers shot a 29-year-old man who called them outside a San Diego Harbor Police station, then brandished a gun in the parking lot, California officials said. Screengrab from KFMB video

A San Diego Harbor Police officer checking on a man who asked for help on a call box in the lobby found him sitting in a car in the parking lot, officials told news outlets.

Then the 29-year-old man pointed a handgun at the officer, who ducked behind a column and radioed for help in the confrontation at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, police told KSWB.

Other officers responded and three officers opened fire when the man continued to brandish the handgun, police told KGTV. He was hospitalized in critical condition.

“We’re still trying to determine what brought him to Harbor Police,” Capt. Rich Freedman told KFMB.

Police ask that anyone with information call 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 8:35 AM with the headline "Officers shoot armed man who called them outside station, California police say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
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Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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