San Diego police discovered a dead body in a Del Cerro hotel room after they arrested a man who had barricaded himself in the room for six hours.
Officers responded to the Days Inn located at 5343 Adobe Falls Rd. at around 11:30 a.m. after a staff member called 911, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The suspect allegedly threatened and attacked the staff with a knife as they were trying to evict him from the room, SDPD Lt. Adam Sharki said.
When officers arrived at the hotel, the suspect threatened to shoot the officers, police said. It is unknown if he had a gun.
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SDPD tried to de-escalate the situation. Negotiations were not working, and additional resources, including crisis negotiators and SWAT, were deployed.
NBC 7 crews saw the man in the window of the room. Video shows a police robot bringing the man a cigarette. Once he took the cigarette, the man picked up the robot and threw it over a railing.
The SWAT standoff ended with the man's arrest more than six hours later.
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At around 6:15 p.m., a police K-9 got a hold of the suspect and dragged him out of the hotel window, according to SDPD. As the suspect was taken into custody, he stabbed SDPD K-9 Hondo, who is expected to survive.
Investigators went into the hotel room and located a deceased person inside, according to Sharki.
At this time, the SDPD Homicide Unit will be taking over the investigation.
No other information was immediately available.
This is a developing story. NBC 7 will update this page with the latest information.
