Active shooter with "high-powered rifle" in standoff with police who report a "couple of bodies" in area where shooter has barricaded himself

RT
Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:34 UTC

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An active shooter with a high-powered rifle has pinned down police with gunfire outside a San Diego, California apartment building. A SWAT team is on the scene. There may be a "couple of bodies," according to the police dispatch feed.

BREAKING: MULTIPLE gun fire rings out near Front & Laurel St; officers force all residents into homes @nbcsandiego pic.twitter.com/T3uJNEX1AO

— Liz Bryant (@LizBryantTV) November 4, 2015

The shooter has barricaded himself in a bedroom in a sixth-floor apartment. There is no one else in the unit, his girlfriend told police. Police are asking residents near the Brant Street in the Bankers Hill neighborhood to remain inside, away from windows until further notice.

The call of shots fired came in just after 9:30 a.m. local time. The SWAT team arrived on the scene as a man was shooting at a police dog from the window of the apartment complex, KFMB reported.

PD using cars/homes as shields....shooter allegedly has long rifle. Complex on Brant and Kalmia @CBS8 @News8 pic.twitter.com/23v7qJu7A3

— Shannon Handy (@ShannonCBS8) November 4, 2015

Police described the gunman as 32 years old; 5 feet 11 inches; and about 290 pounds with black hair.

Washington Elementary School is on lockdown with access to the campus restricted, a school district spokeswoman told the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Police have closed Curlew, Brant, Albatross and Front Streets between Laurel Street and W. Ivy Street, which are between San Diego International Airport and the San Diego Zoo.