San Diego police and SWAT officials were called to Pacific Beach early Saturday after a suspect claiming to be heavily armed barricaded himself inside a warehouse building.
By 11:10 a.m. the standoff in the 2900 block of Garnet Avenue was over as the suspect – now identified as Kevin McGuinness, 53 – surrendered and was taken into custody.
According to police, McGuinness was living inside the warehouse building. Another man visited him there Friday night and the two got into a dispute.
Police said McGuinness fired shots at the visitor. The man fled and was not injured.
San Diego Police Department Lt. Kevin Mayer said police received a phone call around 10:30 p.m. Friday reporting that someone had been shot at the building. When officers arrived, they discovered McGuinness living inside a warehouse.
Officers attempted to get McGuinness to come outside and speak with them, but he refused to open the door.
Lt. Mayer said SWAT was called in because the suspect was believed to be armed with explosives.
After a lengthy, overnight standoff, McGuinness came outside and was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
Before the man's surrender and arrest, SWAT crews attempted several different methods for many hours to get the suspect out of the building. This included at least four flash bangs, tear gas and the firing of rubber bullets. Police also used a fire hose to spray water through a busted window.
Officials also used a robot to investigate a suspicious red box found near the building.
Just before 10 a.m., officials pulled the door off the building. With dozens of police officers surrounding the area, it appeared officials were closer to contacting the suspect barricaded inside. About an hour later, McGuinness was in custody.
Traffic was closed in both directions along Garnet Avenue, between Mission Bay Drive and the Interstate 5 overpass. Drivers and pedestrians were urged to avoid the area.
No one was injured in the standoff.
