Woman fires an airsoft gun (reportebly) at runners in the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon, an officer takes two shots at her and misses and a second officer discharges his weapon and manages to shoot himself in the lower leg. Wut.
Shots fired near a downtown San Diego parking garage interrupted a marathon with thousands of runners and spectators Sunday afternoon.
A woman with an airsoft gun was taken into custody nearly an hour after the first reports of shots and a San Diego police officer was hospitalized with what has been described as a self-inflicted wound.
The first report of multiple shots fired came in at approximately 11:20 a.m.
The suspect was at the City Hall Parkade approximately two blocks from the finish line of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon.
At 11:45 a.m., the course was shut down and close to 5,000 athletes were moved to a designated "safe zone," according to race officials.
Tens of thousands of runners were participating in the marathon that runs from State Route 163 along B Street and ends at Union Street.
As of 12 p.m., the marathon had resumed with police declaring the scene safe.
Chief of Police David Nisleit said there were officers already staged along the marathon route providing traffic control and security.
An officer fired two rounds at the suspect and did not hit the woman, Nisleit said.
Another responding officer fired his own weapon, striking himself in the lower leg, the police chief said.
"There were some reports she was firing down towards some of the runners," Nisleit said. "We're just starting to get into the investigation."
He said they will interview officers and review body-worn cameras to piece together what happened.
The parking garage involved in the incident has been closed for cars going in and out, leaving some who ran the race or cheered on the runners stranded.
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