A 20-year-old suspect was in custody Sunday after a fatally wounded gunshot victim was found in a San Ysidro apartment complex and a SWAT team responded to the scene.
Officers responded at about 4:38 p.m. Saturday to a report of a caller threatening to harm himself at an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Servando Avenue, according to acting Lt. Michelle Velovich of the San Diego Police Department.
The officers found a man in the courtyard suffering from a gunshot wound. They also observed another man behaving erratically on an upstairs-unit balcony.
Officers carried the gunshot victim, 27, away from the courtyard, put him in a police vehicle and drove him to an awaiting ambulance, Velovich said. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officers tried to contact the man in the upstairs unit, but he continued to act erratically and go in and out of the apartment, Velovich said. Video from the scene showed the man walking around nude at times.
A SWAT team was called to the scene and a standoff began. Officers eventually talked the suspect out of the apartment and he was taken into custody, Velovich said.
“Investigators from the San Diego Police Homicide unit were called to the scene and are handling the investigation,” Velovich said. “At this time, it does not appear the suspect and victim knew each other.”
Police said they need to confirm the suspect’s identity before it is released. The victim has been identified, but his name was not immediately released.
Updated at 11:25 a.m., Sunday, April 5, 2020
— From Staff and Wire Reports
