Spring Valley, San Diego — On November 15, 2024, at approximately 3:18 p.m., the San Diego Sheriff’s Office received a trespassing call at a residence in the 900 block of Leland Street. The reporting party stated that her ex-boyfriend had entered her house through the back door. He was armed with a gun and acting erratically. The reporting party also stated there were four children in the house. When deputies responded, they met the reporting party outside and learned the children were still inside the house and suspect was in the backyard. Deputies entered the house and safely extracted the children to remove them from the danger. At that point, deputies moved along the side of the house and attempted to contact the suspect.
At approximately 4:26 p.m., the suspect fired at least two shots in the backyard. At the time of the first shot, deputies were less than fifteen feet away from his location. Deputies retreated to perimeter positions on the street and the suspect re-entered the house. Initial information gathered was that the suspect possibly fired through the front door to the street and that he came out several times and waved the gun around erratically. After an extensive review of evidence, it does not appear that the suspect fired through the front door. He did throw items out of the front door including luggage and he did fire three shots while inside the house.
At approximately 4:55 p.m., the incident concluded when the suspect exited the front door, raised his firearm up and pointed it in the direction of deputies. Seven deputies fired their weapons striking the suspect multiple times. Deputies moved up to render lifesaving aid, but the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene. The suspect’s firearm, a black semi-automatic handgun, was recovered and secured in a patrol car. No officers were injured. The suspect is now identified as 34-year-old Victor Rendon Jr.
