A man who pleaded guilty to waving a gun at officers and civilians to resist arrest appeared in court Monday for his sentencing.
The incident happened in August 2014 when students on a school field trip witnessed the officer-involved shooting with Lance Tamyo in the 2800 block of N. Mission Bay Drive near De Anza Cove around noon.
Tamyo was sentenced to four years in prison, San Diego County District Attorney spokeswoman Tanya Sierra said. He will be on a probation grant for three years and will spend 180 days in custody.
He is ordered to continue medical and psychiatric treatment, Sierra said.
In August, Tamyo called 911 and said he was sitting in his car and was going to shoot himself, San Diego Police said.
Officers surrounded the car and attempted to talk the man out. Police said Tamyo was initially cooperative and got out of his vehicle to turn himself in.
Quickly thereafter, however, his plans changed.
Tamyo got back inside his vehicle and pulled out a handgun.
Witnesses said the man got out of a car, waved the gun around, pointed it at his head, pointed it at police officers and even pointed it up at the police helicopter. Officials said Tamyo also pointed the weapon at civilians in the park.
The same witnesses said the man was shot once by police officers in what appeared to be his chest. He went down to the ground and then got up again and walked over to a shaded area where police handcuffed him.
There were nearly a dozen police patrol cars on the scene just west of Interstate 5 along North Mission Bay Drive.
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The school students were on a field trip to Mission Bay and witnessed the incident. No one was injured except for Tamyo.
The San Diego Police Department confirmed the officer who fired the shot was Officer Michael Weaver, an SDPD Northern Division officer with nine years on the force.
Tamyo was struck in the stomach area and transported to Scripps La Jolla via ambulance.
