Woman injured in police shooting in East Village

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A woman was injured after a shooting involving a police officer in the East Village Wednesday evening.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said that officers were investigating a shooting involving an officer that happened near 16th Street and Island Avenue around 5 p.m.

Officials told our FOX 5/KUSI reporter Kasia Gregorczyk that officers received a call about an assault with a deadly weapon. When they arrived at the scene, they found a woman allegedly attempting to stab a man with a sharp object.

The woman then reportedly did not comply with police orders to drop the weapon, and multiple rounds were fired. Officials said the woman was shot at least once in the torso by an officer.

Lt. Juan Marquez with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit said the suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The San Diego Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting, which is protocol for shootings involving San Diego police.

A witness at the scene said that the woman appeared to be homeless and was fighting with another homeless person before the shooting happened.

Police said that there were no threats to the public and that traffic in the area would be affected for several hours.

The Sheriff’s Office said that San Diego police plans to release body cam footage of the incident late next week.