Two police officers were shot in a San Diego neighborhood late Thursday night, authorities said.
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Chief Shelley Zimmerman says the gang suppression officers reported they were making the stop shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday and nearly immediately radioed for emergency cover.
The shooting took place around 11 pm (0600 GMT) in the southeastern neighbourhood of Southcrest, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. Both of the male officers, the story said, were part of the department’s gang suppression unit.
The officers have yet to be identified.
The suspect was found nearby in a “ravine-type area” and is a Hispanic male adult, Zimmerman said. In an earier Twitter posting, the department said one suspect was in custody and other possible suspects were being sought.
One suspect has been taken into police custody.
Henwood was the second San Diego police officer killed on the job within 10 months.
The officers are being treated at Scripps Mercy Hospital.
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Authorities are searching the area in the 3800 block of Boston Avenue for the suspect. Additional details were not available; it’s unclear how the violence began.
