San Diego, CA – On the morning of March 23, 2025, a domestic violence incident led to a police pursuit and a fatal outcome in the area of Tocayo Avenue and Hollister Road.
At approximately 7:40 a.m., 911 dispatchers received a distress call from a juvenile reporting that her mother had been forced into a Mercedes sedan at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend in an apartment complex on Oro Vista Road near Iris Avenue.
Responding officers located the vehicle, but the suspect drove away, prompting a pursuit. Officers deployed spike strips on Tocayo Avenue, successfully stopping the vehicle. As the victim escaped from the car and ran to safety, a gunshot was heard. Authorities discovered that the suspect had shot himself, with the bullet piercing the car’s rear window.