"LA MESA — La Mesa police officers shot and killed a 35-year-old domestic violence suspect Friday night when he reportedly pointed a shotgun at them in the middle of an intersection.
Authorities did not release the man’s name.
The incident began when the man’s wife returned to their Pine Court home about 10 p.m. and they got into an argument, police Lt. Dan Willis said.
He said there were at least two children in the house when the husband allegedly pushed his wife around, slapped her face, then got out a shotgun. The husband did not threaten or harm the children, who were under age 10, Willis said."
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"Willis said six officers and a sergeant armed with rifles and pistols approached Pine Court, a cul-de-sac, from the south end of Pine Street. They saw a man walk into the middle of the intersection carrying a shotgun and ordered him to drop it. Instead, he racked it and pointed it at officers, who opened fire.
The man was hit at least once and died at the scene, Willis said.
He said he didn’t know if the shotgun was loaded. It wasn’t immediately clear how many officers fired or how many rounds hit the man."
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/20/la-mesa-police-shoot-and-kill-man-involved-domesti/
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