Deputies responded to reports of a "suspicious person" in a vacant lot. Deputies made contact with the individual, Anderson, and claim he pulled out a handgun. Deputies shot and killed Anderson. There are no other details available at this time.
Agency: San Diego County Sheriff's Office
Motive: "suspicious person"
Confrontation Type: None/Unknown
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Eric Scott Anderson
Death Date: June 18, 2021
County: San Diego
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Washington Post Database ID: 6953