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| San Diego police shooting: One officer dead and another in surgery as suspects remain on the run | San Diego police shooting: One officer dead and another in surgery as suspects remain on the run |
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| One police officer has died and another has undergone emergency surgery after being shot in San Diego. | |
| Police chief Shelley Zimmerman said the two officers had stopped a car shortly before 11pm local time (7am BST, Friday) when they called for emergency assistance. | |
| Back-up arrived minutes later to find both officers shot. One was driven to hospital by a colleague but doctors were unable to save his life and he later died of his injuries. | |
| The second officer underwent emergency service but was hoped to survive. | |
| Ms Zimmerman did not name the officers but said the killed man had a wife and two children, while the injured officer's wife was at his side. | |
| A suspect was arrested nearby around an hour after the shooting. The man, described as Hispanic, was suffering from a gunshot wound and put under guard while receiving treatment in hospital. | |
| Police appealed to residents to stay inside as searches continued for others believed to remain on the run in the Southcrest area. | |
| Ms Zimmerman said she could not speculate on whether the shooting was a deliberate ambush or attack, saying the investigation was in its early stages. | |
| The police department's gang crime unit has been tasked with the investigation. | |
| Eight police officers were murdered in two separate attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge earlier this month, although the majority of police shootings in the US occur during gun battles with armed suspects. | Eight police officers were murdered in two separate attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge earlier this month, although the majority of police shootings in the US occur during gun battles with armed suspects. |
| Tensions remain high in some communities following police killings of several unarmed men. | Tensions remain high in some communities following police killings of several unarmed men. |