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The Escondido Police Department is investigating a possible shooting near the Palomar Medical Center.
Officers responded to the hospital on Citricado Parkway at around 3 p.m. for reports of a theft inside the hospital, according to the department. Derryl Acosta, a spokesperson for the hospital, said a staff member s backpack was stolen.
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A security guard witnessed the theft, and an officer who was on scene chased the thief off the property, according to Acosta.
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About 3:45 a.m., shortly after the call to police was made, Quezada s car was stopped near the intersection of Broadway and Washington Avenue. After pulling to a halt, Quezada got out of his car clutching the 3-foot prying tool and ran toward Officer Tim Hamilton, who responded by shooting him in the abdomen, according to police.
Police performed CPR on Quezada before the arrival of paramedics, who took the Escondido resident to Palomar Medical Center.
The following month, the Escondido Police Department released video that included footage from Hamilton s body camera. However, the body camera video does not begin until just after the shooting occurred. According to the department, Hamilton did not activate his camera until after discharging his weapon.
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A man who pleaded guilty to charging at an Escondido police officer with a crowbar last year, prompting the officer to shoot him, was sentenced Monday to nearly four years in prison.
Rosendo Sandoval Quezada, 45, admitted charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and attempted burglary in connection with the early morning shooting on June 19, 2020.
Escondido police were initially called after a report that Quezada was outside his ex-wife’s home in violation of a restraining order.
About 3:45 a.m., police stopped Quezada’s car near the intersection of Broadway and Washington Avenue. After pulling to a halt, Quezada got out of his car clutching the 3-foot crowbar and ran toward Officer Tim Hamilton, who then shot Quezada in his abdomen, according to police.
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A bicyclist killed in a crash in Escondido last week has been identified as 33-year-old Diego Mateo, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.
The Escondido resident was riding on Ninth Avenue near Spruce Street about 7 p.m. on March 26 when he swerved in front of a Nissan Altima also traveling westbound, authorities said. The Nissan and bicycle collided, and the impact threw Mateo from his bike into the street.
The driver stopped and called 911. Mateo died at Palomar Medical Center.