One person was arrested and another rushed to the hospital in critical condition following a shooting and standoff in Spring Valley overnight.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded one of the units in the Lakeview Village Apartments just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.
The apartment complex is located along Sweetwater Springs Boulevard near Loma Elementary School and across the street from Monte Vista High School.
Deputies had received multiple calls of shots fired, including one from a woman inside who says it started with some kind of argument.
One neighbor said she was awakened by gunfire, called 911 and then sheltered in place.
“Tried to get away from any windows semi barricaded my door just in case because I didn’t know where this guy was going or what was happening,” the woman told NBC 7.
Around midnight, approximately a dozen neighbors were ordered to get out of the area.
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Nearly three hours into the standoff, deputies forced their way into the unit to search for the suspect and any other possible victims.
One woman walked out of the unit followed by a man. Deputies took the man into custody.
They also found a gunshot victim outside the apartment who was critically injured. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.
Deputies were on scene for nearly eight hours. The area around the apartment is still blocked off by caution tape.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
