Live News Report Catches Police-Involved Gun Battle in the Background
Gunshots from a police-involved shooting could be heard during a live news report in downtown San Diego, and a man was later taken into custody.
KSWB-TV reporter Jeff McAdam was giving a live report just after 7 p.m. near the San Diego Convention Center when at least a dozen gunshots were heard.
The reporter moved off-screen as the cameraman zoomed in on the situation.
“I think we have an officer-involved shooting. We are going to kind of stay back as much as we can,” McAdam said.
Officer-involved shooting in the middle of my live report. Full story and footage on @fox5sandiego at 10 pic.twitter.com/aHZNpOBn17
— Jeff McAdam (@JeffMcAdamTV) March 2, 2021
The camera footage showed a man crouching down behind a car before pointing a gun in the direction of a police vehicle parked behind it.
Port of San Diego Harbor Police confirmed that officers had exchanged gunfire with a suspect before he was taken into custody.
Police confirm gunshots were exchanged between suspect and officer. Thankfully, no one injured @fox5sandiego
— Jeff McAdam (@JeffMcAdamTV) March 2, 2021
“Police say a ‘miracle’ of sorts happened,” McAdam tweeted.
“While no one technically ‘injured’ in the shooting outside the convention center, a stray bullet hit a bystander but something in the pocket stopped it.”
Update: Police say a ‘miracle’ of sorts happened. While no one technically ‘injured’ in the shooting outside the convention center, a stray bullet hit a bystander but something in the pocket stopped it.
— Jeff McAdam (@JeffMcAdamTV) March 2, 2021
Police said that a glasses case in the man’s back pocket kept the bullet from injuring him, KSWB reported.
The crew had seen police officers attempt to pull over a vehicle in front of the convention center before it came to a stop.
Police investigators said the driver ran a red light and appeared impaired.
The suspect was later seen sitting handcuffed on the ground and walking to a police vehicle.
“It’s one of those things that when you hear it live, it takes a few seconds to figure out what is happening,” McAdams later told KSWB.
“I think a lot of people don’t necessarily understand what gunshots sound like as they’re happening. Didn’t see anybody running, so I think it took a few minutes for people to understand what was happening.”
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