Cops: 2 kids, woman being held hostage after shooting in So. Calif.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Authorities in Southern California are negotiating with a man believed to be holed up in his apartment with two children under 10 years old and his wife after reportedly shooting and killing a neighbor, according to CBS affiliate KFMB.
Police Capt. Lon Turner of the San Diego County city of Chula Vista said a victim is down in a parking area Thursday, but officers haven't been able to approach the person. He says the shooting is believed to involve a neighborhood dispute.
Police responded at 7:40 a.m. to reports of shots fired. Callers reported seeing a man with an AK-47 retreat into an apartment.
Turner says police have reached out to the suspect, who has been threatening to kill himself.
He says two other children and a woman have been escorted out of another apartment.