Suicidal man
The suicidal man outside a home in Linda Vista. Courtesy OnScene.TV

San Diego Police fired pepper balls and unleashed a K-9 to subdue a suicidal man in Linda Vista.

Officers responded at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday to a report of a suicidal man with three knives in the 7400 block of Fulton Street.

After 30 minutes of negotiation, police fired pepper balls and the man began running on Linda Vista Road. A K-9 caught him about five blocks away.

The man was transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital.

— From Staff and Wire Reports

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.