San Diego, CA
San Diego police identify suspect accused of shooting his mother, two others at Point Loma home
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A man arrested in the shooting of his elderly mother and two others who died at a home in Point Loma Wednesday afternoon was identified by police Thursday.
William Bushey, 60, was arrested on double murder charges in the shooting deaths of a woman in her 60s and a man in his 30s at the home on Zola Street, according to the San Diego Police Department. He is also accused of attempted murder in the shooting of his mother, who is in her 80s and remains hospitalized following the shooting.
Colleen Crowden, a neighbor and friend, said the woman who lived there was June Bushey. June Bushey has a daughter and grandsons who match the ages of the two people who were killed. San Diego police were expected to release the identities of the victims Friday.
Crowden said June Bushey had lived in the Point Loma home her entire life. The gray single-family home was her childhood home and she was a graduate of Point Loma High School, which is just a block away.
William Bushey lived with his mother for the last two-plus decades, according to Crowden.
Two people are dead and a woman in her 80s is fighting for her life after she was allegedly shot by her son. NBC 7’s Dave Summers reports on Aug. 21, 2024.
On Wednesday shortly before 4 p.m., Crowden heard a commotion at her neighbor’s house but didn’t immediately realize they were gunshots. She saw her neighbor come outside bloodied and thought she had cut herself. When police arrived, she pieced details together.
Crowden was talking to police on her own patio when she saw officers bring Bushy out of her neighbor’s home in handcuffs. She told them, “That’s her son, Billy” and the officer called in to police, “Witness has identified the suspect as the victim’s son,” she said.
According to Lt. Jud Campbell with the San Diego Police Department, William Bushey was at the front of the house when officers arrived and was taken into custody without struggle,
At the scene of the shooting Wednesday, a woman who described herself to police as a close friend of the victims was near collapse after hearing of the tragedy. She said the family contacted police about the potential of this very thing happening one or two days ago.
“This is my best friend, and the police turned her away yesterday,” she was heard telling police.
Campbell said during a news conference one victim was found in a side-yard area, while the other one may have been found in the kitchen area inside. The elderly woman was found in front of the home.
“She was found out front here at the street,” Campbell said. “Officers took her away from the scene and began rendering aid until paramedics could come and get her and rush her to the hospital.”
Her condition on Thursday was not known.
Officers also located what appears to be a shotgun in the front yard near where the suspect was found that they say is likely the murder weapon, SDPD said.
The garage door of the home looked like it was recently crushed inward, but no vehicle in the area seemed to have caused it. Police later confirmed that patrol officers breached the door while checking the scene.
The circumstances that led to the shooting were not immediately clear. SDPD’s Homicide Unit is still investigating.
Campbell said that multiple people called 911, including the shooter. He also said there have been prior calls to the residence, but it is not known what those calls were for or when.
“As part of this investigation, we are going to be looking at every time that we may have been on this street or been in contact with anyone that is involved in this,” Campbell said.
Marjie Carver lives down the street. She was home at the time and didn’t hear the shooting, but she saw the helicopter.
“We’ve lived here over 20 years and never had anything like that,” Carver said. “I’m stunned that it ever happened. I am saddened that it happened.”
Police are asking anyone with information or who knows the family to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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San Diego, CA
Three San Diego concerts you won’t want to miss this week
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Gary Clark Jr., with Suzanne Santo
Returning to the Shell for the first time since his electrifying 2021 debut at the venue, Gary Clark Jr. has evolved considerably since then.
While his blues-drenched guitar work and soulful singing are still key elements, the music featured on his latest album, this year’s “JPEG RAW,” draws equally from hip-hop, rock, vintage soul, funk and electronically processed pop, with elements of jazz, West African chants and country providing extra textures.
The album features such esteemed guest artists as Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Valerie June, Ghanaian singer-producer Naala, rising jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold and more.
It’s an ambitious work that may present some challenges to fully realize on a concert stage without those guests. But If anyone is up for such a challenge, it’s Texas native Clark, who played the role of blues pioneer Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated film “Elvis.”
Be sure to arrive early to hear former honeyhoney mainstay Suzanne Santo, an American roots-music dynamo who spent most of 2019 doing double-duty on a world tour with Hozier as both his opening act and one of his band members.
A gifted singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Santo has two notable solo albums to her credit, 2017’s “Ruby Red” and 2021’s “Yard Sale,” the latter of which features a guest spot by Clark.
7 p.m. Saturday. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, downtown. $33-$140. theshell.org
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno, at right, will perform Sunday at UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater as part of the free Celebrate AMERI’KANA Music & Arts Festival. Moreno is shown here being congratulated by First lady Jill Biden, at left, after her performance at a spouses luncheon at The Walt Disney Concert Hall during the 2022 Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
“Celebrate Ameri’Kana” Music & Arts Festival
With seven bands and solo artists performing over eight hours — and free admission — this qualifies as the music-marathon bargain of the month. The lineup includes Los Texmaniacs, Making Movies, Renee Goust, Gaby Moreno, the Ameri’kana All Stars & Friends, and a yet-to-be-announced band and DJ.
Likely highlights include the Max Baca-led Los Texmaniacs (a Grammy Award-winning San Antonio band that specializes in the accordion-led conjunto music popularized in Texas), and fellow Grammy-winner Gaby Moreno (a versatile Guatemalan singer-songwriter whose collaborators have included Kris Kristofferson, Benin’s Angelique Kidjo, Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile and U2’s Bono).
And don’t miss “Celebrate Ameri’Kana” masterminds Making Movies, the Kansas City-bred band that fuses rock, cumbia, merengue and more into a zesty, propulsive whole.
2 p.m. Sunday. Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, UC San Diego, La Jolla. Free, but advance online registration is requested at: amphitheater.ucsd.edu/event/celebrate-amerikana/
Kathleen Foody / Associated Press
Cindy Blackman Santana will drum Friday, Aug. 30, in Chula Vista with the band led by her guitar-playing husband, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and former Tijuana resident Carlos Santana. She will return Oct. 4 with her own band to headline the opening night of the first San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival. (Photo by Jimmy Bruch)
Santana, with Counting Crows
Former Tijuana guitar-slinger Carlos Santana turned 77 in July, but he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
The pioneering Latin-rock band he leads — featuring his wife, Cindy Blackman Santana, on drums — continues to tour regularly. And its leader has released new recordings over the past year with Run DMC’s Darryl McDaniels, producer and drum great Narada Michael Walden, as well as with both Santana’s son and nephew, Salvador and Jose Santana.
For good measure, at his most recent residency at Las Vegas’ House of Blues, the mustachioed guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has been mixing Santana classics with a medley of Eric Burdon & War’s “Spill the Wine,” The Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and The Zombies’ “She’s Not There,” which Santana scored a hit of its own with in 1977.
7 p.m. next Friday, Aug. 30. North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista. $67.20-$354. VIP packages are priced from $374 to $870. livenation.com
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San Diego, CA
Preston Ross Bankhead
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Preston Ross Bankhead
OBITUARY
Preston Ross Bankhead entered his eternal life on Sunday, August 4, 2024. A Celebration of his Life will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Chollas View UMC 904 47th Street, San Diego, CA.
San Diego, CA
Aztecs football notebook: SDSU running back Kenan Christon out 6-8 weeks following surgery
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San Diego State running back Kenan Christon’s ankle injury is more severe than originally believed.
Christon will not only miss the Aug. 31 season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce but could be sidelined until midseason.
Christon had surgery this week on the ankle and is expected to be out 6-8 weeks, according to sources.
A six-week recovery would put Christon back on the field in time for SDSU’s fifth game of the season, an Oct. 5 home game against Hawaii.
If he needs eight weeks to recover, Christon would return during the Aztecs’ second bye week and wouldn’t play until the seventh game, at home Oct. 26 against Washington State.
Christon was originally diagnosed with a high ankle sprain after being injured Aug. 10 when a defensive player rolled on his left foot in the first half of SDSU’s intrasquad scrimmage at Snapdragon Stadium. He left the field that day wearing a boot and on crutches.
Two days later, Christon was spotted at practice wearing a boot and using a scooter to keep his ankle elevated. He has not been seen since during the portions of practice open to the media, including Monday’s workout.
Practice is closed the remainder of the week. SDSU coach Sean Lewis will not be available for comment until Monday of next week.
Christon, who starred in football and track and field at Madison High School, was second on the Aztecs in rushing last season with 378 yards.
He is SDSU’s top returning pass catcher after totaling 29 receptions for an additional 201 yards and also returned kicks for the Aztecs.
Injuries to Christon, junior Cam Davis and true freshman Cincere Rhaney means SDSU’s robust running backs room is down to three scholarship players.
Davis has been slowed by a leg injury. Rhaney is out for the season after having surgery for a torn ACL suffered during a summer workout.
The Aztecs remain solid at the position, however, led by graduate transfer Marquez Cooper, senior Jaylon Armstead and sophomore Lucky Sutton.
Cooper is the NCAA’s active career rushing leader after back-to-back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Armstead and Sutton combined for more than 600 yards and 10 touchdowns a year ago.
Christon’s absence could open the door for Cooper to get more carries, although SDSU running backs coach Darian Hagan said during training camp two weeks ago that “you roll with the hot hand and sub accordingly.”
“Right now, it’s all by committee,” Hagan said. “Everybody gets a chance to go in there and show what you can do. … As long as you’re consistent. Consistency will outplay competition any day of the week.”
Watch lists
All of the preseason national watch lists have been announced and the Aztecs have nine players mentioned across seven lists.
Cooper appeared on both the Maxwell Award (best overall player) and Doak Walker Award (top running back) lists and Christen was included on the Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player) list.
Wide receiver Mekhi Shaw is a Wuerffel Trophy (community service combined with athletic and academic achievement) nominee.
Long snapper Ryan Wintermeyer is among those considered for the Patrick Mannelly Award (top long snapper).
Cornerback Bryce Phillips and defensive end Marlem Louis both were included on the East-West Shrine Bowl list.
The Polynesian Play of the Year list includes three Aztecs, defensive tackle Tupu Alualu, and offensive linemen Myles Murao and Ross Ulugalu-Maseuli.
Season ticket update
Just more than 9,600 season tickets have been sold with 10 days remaining before the 2024 season opener. That is fewer than 100 more than last week, when the Aztecs reported 9,535 in season ticket sales.
SDSU had surpassed its goal of 9,300 season-ticket sales, but it appears the Aztecs will fall short of matching last season’s total of 10,307.
Game week mode
SDSU moves into game week mode on Sunday, when the countdown begins to the program’s 102nd season opener. The Aztecs will have Mondays off, then follow a morning practice routine during the week, just as they did during training camp. Practice time will move from mid-morning to early morning, concluding by 11 a.m.
When camp opened, Lewis said: “I think it brings a really good continuity and consistency to the kids’ schedules. We’re able to get them up, get them fed, go through the majority of all of our mandatory football activities.
“Then make sure that they’re pointed in the right direction to go be great citizens and achieve great things on campus.”
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