San Diego Police Officer Shoots Armed Man Who Fires The Gun During Foot Pursuit
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San Diego, California — On August 11, 2023, at 3:12 a.m., three San Diego Police Officers responded to an apartment complex at 3435 Lebon Drive on report of a vehicle burglary. The 911 call was placed by a security guard who reported that two men, driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck, where breaking into cars in an underground parking garage. Officers arrived and blocked the only exit of the parking garage with their patrol cars. The screeching tires of the F-150, later determined to be stolen, alerted officers to suspects. The two occupants of the F-150 ran on foot, as the only vehicle exit was blocked. Three officers initiated a foot pursuit. The passenger in the F-150 ran North. He was not immediately apprehended. The driver ran South followed by the three officers. During the foot pursuit, officer Lee repeatedly told the driver, later identified as 39-year-old Justin Teague, to get on the ground, but Teague kept running.
Teague fired at least one shot at Officer Joseph Lee. Officer Lee discharged his service weapon striking Teague, ending the foot pursuit. For the next two minutes, officers told Teague to stay on the ground and not to reach for the gun, yet Teague continued to move. Once officers deemed it safe to approach, they moved closer, detained Teague and secured the firearm. Officers provided medical aid until the arrival of paramedics. Teague was transported to the Hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening. No officers were injured during this incident. Teague's firearm was loaded. It was jammed with a round in the chamber when recovered. The following week, Teague was charged with several counts, including attempt premeditated murder on a peace officer. The judge denied bail.
According to SDPD officials, on the evening of Nov. 8, 2003, Teague, then 19-years-old and the subject of two outstanding arrest warrants, rammed an SDPD cruiser with a stolen car at a gas station at Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and Kearny Villa Road in Kearny Mesa, then accelerated toward an officer who was on foot. That officer and two other officers responded by opening fire on the suspect, leaving him with two gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Teague drove away despite his injuries, fleeing for a short distance before slamming into a retaining wall near state Route 163, where he was apprehended. Teague was convicted of burglary the same year. He was sentenced for auto theft in 2004 and was convicted in 2017 of possessing a stolen car, conducting identity theft, and recklessly evading police in a vehicle. Last month, Teague was detained on accusations of auto theft, fleeing police, reckless driving, and possession of a stolen vehicle. He posted bail that same day and was released on bond.
Teague fired at least one shot at Officer Joseph Lee. Officer Lee discharged his service weapon striking Teague, ending the foot pursuit. For the next two minutes, officers told Teague to stay on the ground and not to reach for the gun, yet Teague continued to move. Once officers deemed it safe to approach, they moved closer, detained Teague and secured the firearm. Officers provided medical aid until the arrival of paramedics. Teague was transported to the Hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening. No officers were injured during this incident. Teague's firearm was loaded. It was jammed with a round in the chamber when recovered. The following week, Teague was charged with several counts, including attempt premeditated murder on a peace officer. The judge denied bail.
According to SDPD officials, on the evening of Nov. 8, 2003, Teague, then 19-years-old and the subject of two outstanding arrest warrants, rammed an SDPD cruiser with a stolen car at a gas station at Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and Kearny Villa Road in Kearny Mesa, then accelerated toward an officer who was on foot. That officer and two other officers responded by opening fire on the suspect, leaving him with two gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Teague drove away despite his injuries, fleeing for a short distance before slamming into a retaining wall near state Route 163, where he was apprehended. Teague was convicted of burglary the same year. He was sentenced for auto theft in 2004 and was convicted in 2017 of possessing a stolen car, conducting identity theft, and recklessly evading police in a vehicle. Last month, Teague was detained on accusations of auto theft, fleeing police, reckless driving, and possession of a stolen vehicle. He posted bail that same day and was released on bond.
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