SAN DIEGO (AP) – An armed man who allegedly opened fire on police and then held them at bay in a standoff that interrupted air traffic at the San Diego airport is in custody, authorities said.
Police said the gunman’s bullets narrowly missed an officer but that no injuries were reported.
The suspect, armed with a high-powered rifle, shot numerous rounds from his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex near San Diego International Airport Wednesday, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to halt incoming flights for several hours as a precaution.
The standoff lasted more than five hours. Titus Colbert, 33, walked out of the complex after tossing “multiple weapons” out an apartment window, San Diego Police Lt. Scott Wahl said. Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said authorities recovered an “AK-47-type” assault weapon and a handgun.
Colbert’s ex-girlfriend called police shortly after 9 a.m. to report that she feared the Las Vegas man was inside her apartment, Zimmerman said. The ex-girlfriend was outside the apartment when police arrived.