The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department tweeted out that there “is no danger to the community” in the wake of the shooting.
San Diego police are investigating after a man was killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies in Spring Valley on Friday afternoon.
Deputies with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department responded to a trespassing complaint in the 900 block of Leland Street at around 3:30 p.m. When they arrived, a woman told them her four children were inside the home and her boyfriend was in the backyard waving a handgun, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Much of the neighborhood remains cordoned off while San Diego homicide detectives investigate. There were several shots fired between the man in the house and seven deputies outside.
His father identifies the man killed as Victor Rendon Junior. He says for the last two months, he's been experiencing psychological breakdowns and receiving treatment for it.
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"This event should have never happened," the father said. "The girlfriend pleaded with them and told them, 'Victor is mentally ill, please help him, bring the crisis team.'"
San Diego homicide investigators could not tell NBC 7 whether a mental health crisis team responded or not, but the father says that's what his son needed most.
"He was mentally ill. He was taking medications," he said.
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Deputies removed the children and for the next two hours tried to convince Rendon to surrender, SDPD Lt. Jud Campbell said. He says Rendon fired shots at the deputies from inside the house. Seven deputies returned fire, killing Rendon.
Ruben Flores, a neighbor, says the shots startled him and his wife.
"Sounded like more than pistol shot. Sounded more like a rifle shot," Flores said.
Campbell said SDPD recovered what appears to be a semi-automatic handgun from the home. The responding deputies were not injured.
Rendon's father says San Diego police and sheriff's deputies were aware of Rendon's mental illness through several calls for help in the last couple of months. Campbell could not verify whether they had been to the home in the past.
Officials urged people to avoid the area while San Diego police conduct their investigation of the shooting of the other law-enforcement agency under the Countywide Memorandum of Agreement.
If you live in Spring Valley, be aware of increased law enforcement activity in your area. @SDSheriff @SDSORSD Deputies are on scene following a deputy-involved shooting near the 900 block of Leland Street.
— San Diego Sheriff (@SDSheriff) November 16, 2024
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