SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man suspected of vehicle theft in a shopping center parking lot in Otay Mesa, police said Saturday.
At about 9:30 a.m. Saturday, deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Roll Drive after a crash, according to multiple media reports.
The suspect, who was struck by gunfire, was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
The deputy announced on the radio, "shots fired, cover now." The deputy suffered minor injuries.
There is a lot of law enforcement activity in the area due to the shooting.
This is a developing story.