SAN DIEGO — Update:
A 28-year-old man stabbed a woman to death in a San Diego motel room and later stabbed a police dog after refusing to surrender to police, authorities said Saturday.
Officers received a call around 10:49 a.m. Friday about a man refusing to leave a motel room at the Days Inn at 5343 Adobe Falls Road in the Del Cerro neighborhood, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Police said officers saw blood, and there was an odor coming from the room that indicated there might be a deceased person inside or someone in need of medical attention. It was also reported that the man had broken a window and threatened several motel staff members with a knife.
Officers asked the man to exit the room, but he was still armed and refused to exit, police said. At that point, SWAT units, a canine officer and emergency negotiators were requested.
Police said the suspect exited the room several hours later but was still armed with a knife. A police dog was deployed, but the suspect allegedly stabbed the animal several times.
"Fortunately, the dog's protective vest deflected all but one of the stab wounds," the SDPD said. " ... The Police Service Dog suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local veterinary hospital for treatment but is expected to recover."
SWAT officers were able to subdue the suspect and take the knife from him. One officer sustained minor injuries, and the suspect was not injured.
Police said that once officers took the suspect into custody, they discovered the body of a deceased woman in the room.
The victim, described as 31 years old, has been identified, but her name is being withheld pending family notification.
The suspect has been identified as Owerrie Davon Bacon Jr. of San Bernardino.
Police said he had been staying at the motel for the past several days and was the subject of at least two previous radio calls about him refusing to leave the property.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene and are still in the process of confirming what the relationship was between the female victim and the suspect.
Bacon was booked into San Diego County Jail on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and assaulting a police service dog with a deadly weapon.
Authorities urged anyone with information about the suspect to call the SDPD Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
Update:
San Diego Police found a dead woman inside of the hotel room the suspect was barricaded in after his arrest, officials said.
Police also said K-9 officer Hondo, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, was stabbed by the suspect before he was brought into custody. Hondo grabbed the suspect and pulled him out of the window before the suspect stabbed him.
CBS 8 is told Hondo's injuries are not life-threatening.
This is not the first time Hondo has been stabbed in the line of duty. CBS 8 reported last year that Hondo was stabbed in a 2021 vandalism call where the suspect was waving the knife at officers.
Original story:
A man allegedly pulled a knife on staffers at a Del Cerro motel Friday, threatened to shoot responding patrol officers and then holed up in a room there, prompting an hourslong SWAT standoff.
The man, a guest at the Days Inn in the 5300 block of Adobe Falls Road, allegedly threatened to stab employees about 11:30 a.m., when they tried to evict him for overstaying the amount of time he had paid for, according to the San Diego Police Department.
When officers responding to the alleged crime contacted the suspect, he allegedly threatened them with gunfire, SDPD public affairs Lt. Adam Sharki said. It was unclear if the man actually had a firearm.
Officers responded by evacuating nearby sections of the motel and shut down the roadway that fronts the business. They then spent about four hours trying to get the man to exit the room and give himself up peaceably, Sharki said. When those efforts proved unsuccessful, police sent in special weapons and tactics personnel along with crisis negotiators.
It was unclear if the suspect was alone in the room, according to Sharki.
The stalemate was ongoing as of 5 p.m., the lieutenant said.
This is an ongoing story, check back for updates.
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