ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — San Diego County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man they said pulled a handgun during a confrontation, authorities said.
A call about a suspicious person sent deputies to a neighborhood in Encinitas at about 8 a.m. and when they arrived, they encountered a man who pulled a gun, the Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Two deputies opened fire, hitting the man at least once.
He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
No deputies were hurt.
The man’s name and details of the shooting weren’t immediately released.
No deputies were injured
