CLAIREMONT MESA
San Diego police and SWAT officers converged in force Thursday on a busy Clairemont Mesa street after an apparent shooting victim was found in front of the local post office.
Within about two hours, police had arrested one person and recovered a gun, police Lt. Shawn Takeuchi said. Officers spent about another hour searching as they tried to determine whether a second person was involved in the shooting, then called it off. San Diego Police stand outside Fire Station 27 in Clairemont after a shooting was reported in the area on Thursday. A gunshot victim was treated in front of the fire station according to police.
Updated on February 4, 2021 at 8:58 pm
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A shooting in the Clairemont neighborhood prompted the evacuation of a preschool and a response from San Diego police s SWAT team Thursday afternoon, the San Diego Police Department said.
Multiple witnesses called 911 at about 2 p.m. to report hearing gunshots near the intersection of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and Clairemont Drive. After searching the area, police found a shooting victim about a mile away, SDPD Lt. Shawn Takeuchi said. Apparently, the man had walked from the shooting site.
Witnesses told police they saw two other men with the shooting victim, prompting a manhunt for the suspects, Takeuchi said. Because there was a preschool nearby Northminter Preschool San Diego s tactical team was called in to assist in the search.