US EditionShooting involving a law enforcement officer under investigation in Escondido
The man, armed with a knife and wooden pole, was critically wounded after charging at an officer during a confrontation near a group home, police said.
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Man shot by Escondido police allegedly was carrying knife, wooden pole
An Escondido police officer shot and critically injured a man early Tuesday after a confrontation in an alley, a police official said. Police were called shortly before 4:20 a.m. about a man in an alley behind a group home on South Elm Street near East Grand Avenue who was allegedly carrying a 2-foot-long wooden pole and a knife and causing a commotion, Escondido Lt. Ryan Hicks said. The first officer to arrive found the man in the alley and the…
Shooting involving a law enforcement officer under investigation in Escondido
(File photo by Alexander Nguyen/Times of San Diego) An investigation into a shooting involving an officer was underway in Escondido on Tuesday morning. The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Elm Street, according to the San Diego Police Department. Officials said police and patrol vehicles surrounded the alleyway south of Grand between Fig and Elm streets. The condition of the parties involved was n…
An investigation into the use of force by police is underway after an Escondido police officer shot and wounded a man on the morning of Tuesday, January 27, 2026, authorities reported. What happened in Escondido this Tuesday? The incident occurred at a short-stay rental in the 100 block of South Elm Street, following reports of a man who had self-harmed and was armed with a knife, explained Lieutenant Lou Maggi of the San Diego Police Departmen…
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