Crime and Public Safety

The fire, dubbed the Church 2 fire, broke out Monday afternoon and prompted evacuation orders.

Deandre Towers, 19, was fatally shot June 12 near the Grantville trolley station

Homicide detectives arrested a man in Chula Vista in connection with a murder Sunday in Mount Hope. The 46-year-old victim died after he was fatally struck in the head when he tried to break up a fight involving his nephew.

The fire burned 138 acres in Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve Sunday.

Police said a couple in a vehicle were hit by multiple gunshots after another vehicle pulled up and fired at the car in Chula Vista Sunday night. A 28-year-old woman was killed and a 36-year-old man was wounded.

The fire started off Church Road and burned 132 acres on Monday, Cal Fire said.

The 46-year-old victim intervened in a fight involving his nephew when he was struck in the head, San Diego police said.

Residents near a Sorrento Valley brush fire were ordered to evacuate on Sunday afternoon as flames spread north of Juniper Park Lane.

One person suffered minor injuries Saturday night when an unidentified shooter fired into a crowded Korean barbecue restaurant on Vista Village Drive in downtown Vista. No arrests have been made. The victim was treated at the 2N1 Korean BBQ and released.

The 34-year-old man died at the hospital Friday after he was found unresponsive in his jail cell, sheriff’s officials said.