Authorities on Thursday identified a trespassing suspect who was shot by seven deputies, ending a standoff at his ex-girlfriend’s Spring Valley home.
Victor Rendon Jr., 34, died at the scene, according to the San Diego Police Department, which investigates law enforcement shootings by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office under the terms of a countywide agreement intended to prevent conflicts of interest.
The department also named the SDSO personnel involved in the shooting – from the Lemon Grove, Rancho San Diego and San Marcos patrols – Deputies Evan Carey, Chalit Carranto, Thomas Cook, Darryl Patmon, Frank Spinelli, Derek Trumbo and Manuel Zamora.
Patmon and Spinelli have the most experience, at 12 and six years with SDSO. The others have served between two and 4 1/2 years with the department.
The incident began at about 3:15 p.m. Friday, when Rendon’s former girlfriend made an emergency call to report that he had showed up uninvited and entered her residence in the 900 block of Leland Street through a back door.
He was armed with a pistol, intoxicated and had suffered from mental issues, she added, according to SDPD.
After deputies cleared the house, they tried to make contact with Rendon, when at least two gunshots came from the backyard, police said.
Rendon then went inside and allegedly fired his weapon three more times, then hurled various items, including luggage, out the front door. Several times during the ensuing standoff, police said, he left the home and “waved the gun around erratically.”
Just before 5 p.m., the suspect exited the home through the front door and allegedly pointed a gun in the direction of the deputies, prompting them to open fire.
