Authorities identified a burglary suspect who was fatally shot by a La Mesa police officer last weekend during a confrontation in a neighborhood near the junction of Interstate 8 and state Route 125.
SAN DIEGO - Authorities Friday publicly identified a burglary suspect who was fatally shot by a La Mesa police officer last weekend during a confrontation in a neighborhood near the junction of Interstate 8 and state Route 125.
Hampton, the subject of a felony burglary warrant, apparently tried to fire the gun at one of the officers, but it jammed, SDPD Lt. Steve Shebloski said.The suspect then ran off, and one of the patrolmen, LMPD Officer Brian Heller, fired on him. Heller then fired again, wounding Hampton in the upper body and causing him to collapse and drop his gun. Despite lifesaving efforts on the part of the officers and paramedics, the suspect died at the scene.
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