Man Killed by San Diego Police After Incendiary Device Sets K-9 on Fire

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San Diego, California — On September 16, 2026, at approximately 9 a.m., San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers responded to a reported vandalism incident near El Cajon Boulevard and Oregon Street in San Diego, California. The reporting party said a man was damaging vehicles with a metal rod. The incident ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting in the 4000 block of 30th Street in the North Park neighborhood, within SDPD’s Mid-City division.

Authorities identified the deceased man as 33-year-old Saul Sandoval Chavez. According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, officers attempted to contact Chavez, but he fled on foot and entered a nearby business, refusing to come out. Officers observed that he was armed with an incendiary device and attempted to negotiate with him.

Police deployed a K-9 during the standoff. When Chavez ignited the incendiary device, setting the police dog on fire, an officer fired multiple rounds, striking Chavez.

Officers immediately provided lifesaving aid. Paramedics transported Chavez to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before noon. Three SDPD officers sustained burn injuries to their hands and were treated at a hospital before being released. The K-9 also suffered burns and received veterinary treatment.

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4 +1 ZooKeeper 3 weeks ago

That dog should have been burned to a crisp!!!

Any dog coming at me to do harm is getting turned into a hot dog too.

9 +1 derfremde 3 weeks ago

@ZooKeeper Luckily, nothing happened to the dog; it’s just doing its job—the very thing humans ask of it... it’s not a stray dog, you idiot.

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1 +1 deadmanj82 3 weeks ago

@ZooKeeper As you elect behaviour like the scummy animal he was no doubt.

0 +1 BillD.Wall 3 weeks ago

I thought maybe it was the actual video of the story of the Puerto Rican in NYC who'd , in a fit of shame ,
returned to burn down the coin operated porn booths he'd previously spent half the day whackin' off at.

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4 +1 PlanetaryFungus 3 weeks ago

Gotta say, the dog was already running away and wasn't harmed at all. They definitely did not need to shoot that guy, but I'm glad they did.

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1 +1 BigDaddyDiesel 3 weeks ago

filipinos

8 +1 kma8675309 3 weeks ago

And he won't be violating the law ever again.
Multiple parole violations, drug arrests etc.

4 +1 howwonderfool 3 weeks ago

El Prodigio

He was a fire starter, twisted sister killers
Hey, hey, hey
He was a fire starter, with a spray can and a lighter
Hey, hey, hey
His light been taken out, that's right for burning doggo