San Diego police shoot at barricaded man in burning downtown apartment building – NBC 7 San Diego

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
San Diego, California
Sixth Avenue and Cedar Street
Incident type
Shooting, Assault, Fire

Summary

Shooting San Diego California in San Diego, California: San Diego police fired at a man during a SWAT standoff at a downtown apartment building after he reportedly threatened to attack his mother with a knife on Tuesday afternoon. Police received a call around 1 p.m. about the incident at an apartment building at Sixth Avenue and Cedar Street. SWAT units helped the mother exit the building, but the suspect barricaded himself inside, set things on fire, and threw kitchen appliances out of the window onto police cars. Police then fired on the suspect and emergency responders performed CPR on the man; no officers were hurt.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
San Diego Police Department Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

San Diego police shoot at barricaded man in burning downtown apartment building – NBC 7 San Diego

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