SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A 10-year-old boy who allegedly fired two rounds from a shotgun at San Diego Police officers after barricading himself in a Southcrest backyard shed is in custody, police say.
Family members at the home in the 4000 block of Boston Ave., about a block north of Caesar Chavez Elementary School, called police at about 9 a.m. after the 10-year-old armed himself with a knife and hammer.
When police arrived, the child ran and hid in a shed with a shotgun, SDPD said. The child fired two rounds at officers, according to police, but no one was injured.
The 10-year-old barricaded himself for nearly two hours, before surrendering to police peacefully.
SDPD said the child will be taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
The shotgun was recovered at the scene, police said, and investigators plan to look into how the child came into possession of the weapon.
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