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The man accused of killing a San Diego police officer and wounding another during a stop in the Southcrest neighborhood five years ago said he thought the two men were gang members — not officers — when he opened fire on them, reports NBC 7’s Dana Griffin

The man accused of killing a San Diego police officer and wounding another during a stop in the Southcrest neighborhood five years ago said he thought the two men were gang members — not officers — when he opened fire on them.

The San Diego Police Department is reviewing the conduct of a group of officers involved in a traffic stop in San Diego’s Southcrest neighborhood over the weekend after video of the incident surfaced online, the department confirmed.

A San Diego Police Department officer wounded in the line of duty five years ago – as his partner was killed just feet away from him – recalled the terrifying moments when he thought, he too, was going to die, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda

A San Diego Police Department officer wounded in the line of duty five years ago – as his partner was killed just feet away from him – recalled the terrifying moments when he thought, he too, was going to die. He couldn’t stop thinking about his baby girl and his wife.

NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda shares chilling footage played in court, and the defense’s argument heard in opening statements.

A 62-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds to his head and back after crashing a car into a fence near César Chávez Elementary School, according to the San Diego Police Department.

NBC 7’s Mari Payton shares what you need to know in San Diego County on the morning of May 1, 2021.

After being shot, a driver crashed into fencing near an elementary school in the Southcrest area. NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo has more.

It’s been a year since Southcrest’s “Tamale Lady” was killed in a hit-and-run weeks before Thanksgiving. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming caught up with he family.

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the things you’re thankful for, but the holiday will forever be different for one Southcrest family whose loved one died in a hit-and-run case that went cold. The crash took the life of Maria Estrada, 52, a woman known affectionately throughout the community as the “Tamale Lady.” She died Nov. 15, 2019, jus…

Police in San Diego are investigating after a man was shot while in his car in Southcrest on Tuesday.

A man was shot in the face in the Southcrest area Saturday. According to San Diego Police Officer Robert Heims, the shooter fired several rounds from inside the vehicle, leaving the victim with non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital.

An 18-year-old was arrested on a murder charge in connection with a slaying in Southcrest seven months ago, the San Diego Police Department said Tuesday.

After being hospitalized for three months with COVID-19, during which he suffered a heart attack and minor stroke, Hector Reynoso, 61, was released Friday, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan.

After being hospitalized for three months with COVID-19, during which he suffered a heart attack and minor stroke, Hector Reynoso, 61, was released Friday

Police are searching for the gunman responsible for the shooting of a man early Thursday in Southcrest, according to the San Diego Police Department.

NBC 7’s Erika Cervantes reports from Southcrest, where a 10-year-old barricaded himself inside a shed and fired shotgun at San Diego police officers.

A 10-year-old boy armed with a shotgun fired two rounds at San Diego police officers Thursday after he barricaded himself inside a backyard shed in Southcrest. San Diego Police Department Lt. Shawn Takeuchi said the boy’s parents called police just before 9:15 a.m. to report the child was in mental distress and had armed himself with a hammer and...

NBC 7’s Ramon Galindo spoke to the woman’s family who said she lit up the room with her smile.