Gunman arrested Standoff Ends San Diego 11/5/15 A relentless shooter armed with a high-powered rifle terrorized a San Diego neighborhood Wednesday, opening fire on police officers and bringing air traffic to a halt before ultimately being taken into police custody.
SDPD officers were called to 2445 Brant Street in the Bankers Hill area just after 9 a.m. PST for a domestic violence call. A woman told SDPD she was not home when the suspect, identified by police as 33-year-old Titus Colbert, called her to say he was inside the unit.
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When officers arrived, they immediately came under fire, according to police.
"The residents were telling us that it just nearly missed him," said San Diego police Chief Shelley Zimmerman. "And officers who were setting up the perimeter were hearing rounds that were going right past them."
Near Front and Laurel Street, an NBC 7 news crew arrived to cover the story at 9:30 a.m. PST, heard multiple rounds of gunfire and was immediately told to take cover. Officers sheltered behind patrol cars, and the news crew stepped behind a building.
The threat to the community was so great, San Diego police shut down traffic on the ground and ordered residents to shelter in place. At the same time, The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for arrivals into San Diego International Airport, located less than two miles away.
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Throughout the day, the suspect fired random shots in the approach path used by pilots landing passenger aircraft at Lindbergh Field. It's "hard to speculate" how many rounds were fired, SDPD Lt. Scott Wahl said, and police didn't have a precise count by 7 p.m. There were no known injuries.
Colbert was holed up in a one-bedroom apartment on the southeast side of the building, Wahl said. A five-hour standoff ensued, and police deployed gas several times. Video obtained by NBC 7 shows SWAT crews deploying a robot outside the apartment complex.
