Man shot and killed by police in Golden Hill this week identified as Enrique Cortez, 37

Authorities ID man fatally shot by San Diego police after chase ends in Golden Hill

Authorities Thursday publicly identified a firearm-assault suspect who was fatally shot by police this week following a road chase from San Ysidro to a neighborhood near Balboa Park. Two members of a San Diego Police Department SWAT team opened fire on Enrique Cortez Jr., 37, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, which investigates uses of lethal force on the part of SDPD personnel under terms of a cou…

Suspect fatally shot by San Diego police officers in Golden Hill identified

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect fatally shot by San Diego police in Golden Hill Monday following a miles-long pursuit, as well as the officers involved. The incident began around 3:20 p.m. in the area of Sanger Place and Blanche Street in San Ysidro. Authorities had responded to a call reporting an armed man who had fired his weapon into the ground after getting into a verbal argument wit…

Man shot and killed by police in Golden Hill this week identified as Enrique Cortez, 37

FILE: A San Diego Police cruiser. (Chris Stone) A man who was fatally shot by San Diego police this week after leading them on a 30-minute chase from San Ysidro to Golden Hill has been identified, as have the officers who fired on him. Enrique Cortez, Jr., was 37. The incident began when a witness notified the San Diego Police Department of a man with a partially concealed rifle in his jacket near Sanger Pl. and Blanche St. in San Ysidro around …

San Diego man and two SWAT officers involved in Golden Hill shooting identified

A man who was fatally shot by two police officers following a pursuit that ended in a Golden Hill cul-de-sac this week has been identified as a 37-year-old San Diego resident, authorities said Thursday. Enrique Cortez Jr., who led police on a 30-minute chase from San Ysidro, crashed his Ford F-150 pickup into the front yard pergola of a home on 26th Street on Monday, according to the Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the shooting. A San D…