Athena Jreij is an assignment desk editor for ABC 10News.
SAN DIEGO — One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting with San Diego Police in La Jolla , the San Diego Sheriff's Department confirmed to ABC 10News.
According to Lt. Lon Nguyen, San Diego Police responded to several calls for an armed man with a knife causing a disturbance near 5495 La Jolla Blvd. around 7 a.m. Saturday. Authorities approached the suspect and asked him to drop the knife when he began walking towards officers armed. Officers drew their weapons and and at this time, he was shot by one officer and transported to the hospital, where he died.
The suspect is unidentified at this time. It is unknown if he was a San Diego resident or a vacationer.The Sheriff's Homicide Unit is currently on-scene investigating. The countywide protocol for officer-involved shootings requires the San Diego Sheriff's Department to investigate all OIS incidents involving a San Diego Police officer.
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