One police officer is dead and another remains in surgery after after being shot late Thursday night, the San Diego Police Department said Friday.
The shooting, which occurred around 11 p.m. local time, took place in a neighborhood in the southeast part of town, according to local media reports.
The San Diego Police Department said one suspect was in custody and others were still being sought in a statement on Twitter. Police warned residents to remain in their homes as authorities are still conducting an active search.
It is with a very sad heart that we announce the death of one of our Officers tonight. Pray for his family pic.twitter.com/3l9PXa1vuW
— San Diego Police (@SanDiegoPD) July 29, 2016
There's no clear word on what triggered the incident, though the shooting comes at a difficult time. Authorities around the U.S. remain on high alert following the brutal killing of five police officers in Dallas and three in Baton Rouge, La., earlier this month.
San Diego's police chief says the second of two police officers shot is expected to survive.
Chief Shelley Zimmerman says in a Twitter post Friday morning that she had just left the hospital where the officer had just come out of surgery.
.@ChiefZimmerman just left the hospital where our second Officer has just come out of surgery. He is expected to survive!!
— San Diego Police (@SanDiegoPD) July 29, 2016
