SAN DIEGO, California -- Authorities say a man opened fire on police and firefighters at a San Diego condominium, wounding two officers and sending bullets into nearby units before being found dead in the aftermath of a two-hour confrontation.Police Chief David Nisleit tells the San Diego Union-Tribune the officers arrived after 10 p.m. Saturday and returned fire. But investigators were unsure whether the suspect was killed in the firefight or from a self-inflicted gunshot.The officers were being treated at a hospital. Their names were not immediately released.Nisleit says the officers were responding a report of a violent disturbance. When they arrived, they smelled what they believed was smoke and called the fire department.They chief says they forced open the door and were met with gunfire.The suspect also wasn't identified.<doc-sep>A police dog team waits near the scene of the shooting. Courtesy OnScene.TV Updated at 9:05 a.m., Sunday, June 24 Two San Diego Police officers were shot and wounded, one seriously, in a standoff at a condominium near San Diego State University that left the suspect dead Sunday. One officer, a three-year veteran of the department, was listed in serious, but stable condition, at an area hospital. The second officer, an 18-year veteran of the department, was listed in stable condition. Both men are expected to survive their injuries, said San Diego police chief David Nisleit during a 7:30 a..m. news conference at police headquarters. Officers were dispatched about 10:15 p.m. Saturday to 4860 Rolando Court, Nisleit said, in response to a “violent disturbance” call. “Officers got there and knocked on the door and got no response,” he said. “But at that time, smelled what they thought was fire.” Officers requested the fire department. “Officers made a decision to open the door. Before they did that they, though, they knocked on the door and asked the occupant to respond. “There was no response so the officers opened the door,” he continued. “Upon opening the door, they were met by gunfire.” It was unclear if the suspect, who was found dead inside the apartment, was struck by police gunfire, Nisleit said. Two of three officers there shot their guns. The San Diego Union Tribune reported that the suspect was a man in his 30s, who was wearing body armor. “It is believed that he was probably lighting something on fire, but until we get inside and take a look at the apartment, we do not fully know that,” said Nisleit, adding that the caller to police “heard cursing being thrown about” possibly to a female. A SWAT team had continued to confront the barricaded suspect in a standoff that lasted more than two hours. “We had to do quite a few evacuations,” Nisleit said. A San Diego Police negotiation unit moves into place. Courtesy OnScene.TV Several residents from the nearby Tuscany Place apartment complex were evacuated during the standoff, but were allowed to return as of 2 a.m. Nisleit said the department’s Homicide Unit was — at 7:30 a.m. — still waiting for a judge to approve a search warrant for the home. Two Homicide Unit teams were at the location, said San Diego police Capt, Mike Hastings. “This will be a long process throughout the day — maybe into the evening,” the police chief said. Nisleit said the suspect has a “criminal history” and that police have response to the location “numerous times over the last several years.” The name of the suspect will be released pending notification of next of kin, he said. “Obviously,” Nisleit said, “You can imagine last night was a rough night for the San Diego Police Department.” — City News Service<doc-sep>San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said two officers were shot while responding to a disturbance on Saturday night. (CNN) — Two San Diego Police officers were shot after they breached an apartment that smelled of smoke on Saturday night, police officials said. The officers were dispatched to the Tuscany Place Apartments, near San Diego State University, after someone reported hearing cursing, objects being thrown and a man yelling at a woman in a violent manner, police chief David Nisleit said. When the officers arrived, they knocked on the door but got no response. After smelling smoke coming from inside the apartment, the officers called the fire department to the scene, Nisleit said. The officers then breached the door and were immediately met with gunfire, Nisleit said. Officers returned fire, said Nisleit, adding that “many” shots were fired in the standoff. A 3-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department was shot multiple times and is in serious but stable condition. An 18-year veteran of the police force was also shot and is in stable condition. Both are expected to make full recoveries, Nisleit said. A male suspect in the shooting was found dead at the scene. However, it’s unclear if he was hit by police gunfire. Hearing the emergency request for help come over the radio was the “worst call you can ever get,” Nisleit said. “And that’s why you saw such a county-wide response for this call for help,” he added. ” And I can tell you, every single chief, every single officer behind me, and myself, when you get that call, your stomach just sinks and you’re just hoping that nobody dies. “I’m blessed that none of our officers died. We have one that’s very seriously injured, but looks like he’ll make a full recovery, and I’m very thankful for that.” Nisleit said the suspect had a criminal history and that police were called to the location numerous times over the last several years.<doc-sep>A man opened fire on police and firefighters at a San Diego condominium, wounding two officers and sending bullets into nearby units before he was found dead, authorities said Sunday. San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit, right at podium, addresses the media Sunday morning, June 24, 2018, about the shooting late Saturday night that wounded two officers in San Diego, Calif. (Alma Cesena/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) IResidents evacuated from the El Cajon Boulevard condos in the College Area are aided by the Red Cross after two San Diego police officers were wounded in a shootout in San Diego, Calif. (Pauline Repard/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) SAN DIEGO — A man opened fire on police and firefighters at a San Diego condominium, wounding two officers and sending bullets into nearby units before he was found dead, authorities said Sunday. Police Chief David Nisleit said the two male officers were expected to recover, with one in serious condition and the other with less serious injuries, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported . “It’s the worst call you can ever get,” Nisleit told reporters. “When you get that call, your stomach just sinks, and you’re just hoping that nobody dies.” He didn’t release the names of the wounded officers, saying one of them has three years of experience on the force and the other has 18. Three officers had responded to a report of a violent disturbance and knocked on the door. They got no response but smelled what they believed was smoke and called the fire department, police said. They forced open the door, and “they were met by gunfire,” Nisleit said. Two officers fired back in a gunbattle that sent bullets into nearby condos. Authorities evacuated people from the complex and sent in a robot to check on the suspect, whose name wasn’t released. Police found him dead, but it was not clear if he died in the shootout or killed himself. Nisleit said officers have been called to the condo in the past but did not elaborate. Triston Peyton, 18, who lives in the complex, said he heard an argument and then gunfire about 30 minutes later. “At first I thought it was trash cans banging or something, I didn’t really take it as serious,” he said. “And then I heard more gunshots go off and then I was like, ‘Go upstairs, go upstairs’ to my little brothers and sisters that were in the house.” Peyton said his younger siblings were scared and he told them to stay in the bathroom and lock the door. He looked outside, hearing more shots and seeing broken glass about 30 steps from where he lives. In video he took, two barrages of gunfire are heard amid wailing sirens and emergency lights. Responders run down the street near a firetruck and glass breaks. Peyton said he saw a bloodied officer walking out of the complex. “That’s basically all I saw tonight, just gunshots and horror,” he said. Matthew Bezrouch, who lives a few doors down from the suspect’s condo, told the newspaper that he heard at least 20 rounds after officers tried to enter. “It was fast,” Bezrouch said. “They were screaming, ‘Two officers down, bleeding!’ He said he heard one last gunshot after more officers arrived. Megan Ashdown, 23, and her boyfriend, William Blood, 24, said they heard 15 or more shots as they watched TV. “We got in bed, locked the door and turned out the lights,” Ashdown said. “We were too scared to look out the window.” Police later got the couple out.<doc-sep>
Crime & Safety Two San Diego Police Officers Shot, Wounded In College Standoff One of the officers was hit in the chest and underwent surgery for a potentially life-threatening injury. Reply SAN DIEGO, CA -- Two police officers were shot and wounded, one seriously, in a standoff at a College Area condominium that left the suspect dead Sunday. One officer, a three-year veteran of the department, was listed in serious, but stable condition, at an area hospital. The second officer, an 18- year veteran of the department, was listed in stable condition. Both men are expected to survive their injuries, said San Diego police chief David Nisleit during a 7:30 a..m. news conference at police headquarters. Officers were dispatched about 10:15 p.m. Saturday to 4860 Rolando Court, Nisleit said, in response to a "violent disturbance" call. "Officers got there and knocked on the door and got no response," he said. "But at that time, smelled what they thought was fire." Officers requested the fire department. "Officers made a decision to open the door. Before they did that they, though, they knocked on the door and asked the occupant to respond. "There was no response so the officers opened the door," he continued. ``Upon opening the door, they were met by gunfire." It was unclear if the suspect, who was found dead inside the apartment, was struck by police gunfire, Nisleit said. Two of three officers there shot their guns. The San Diego Union Tribune reported that the suspect was described as a man in his 30s, who was wearing body armor.