The San Diego Police Department was on the scene of a police shooting near Kettner Boulevard and West Broadway, not far from the Santa Fe Depot.
Authorities Friday publicly identified a lawman who fatally shot a teenage boy this week during an armed confrontation near Santa Fe Depot.
San Diego Police Department Officer Daniel Gold was responding to a shooting that had just occurred in the downtown Core-Columbia district of the city when he encountered the teen in the 1100 block of Kettner Boulevard shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to the county Sheriff's Office, which investigates shootings involving SDPD personnel under terms of a regional agreement designed to prevent conflicts of interest.
Moments later, Gold opened fire, mortally wounding the boy.
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"A handgun was subsequently recovered from the (teenager) at the scene," sheriff's Lt. Michael Krugh said.
Paramedics took the youth, whose identity has not been released, to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No other injuries were reported.
Exactly what prompted the law enforcement shooting remained unclear Friday afternoon.
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Gold has been with the San Diego Police Department for two years. He is assigned to SDPD Central Division patrol.
