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By Miriam Raftery
May 15, 2014 (El Cajon) – A man who tried to take his children from his estranged wife at gunpoint. Jose Albert Garcia, 34, later aimed his weapon at officers and has been shot in the chest, Lt. Tim Henton with the El Cajon Police reports.
Officers responded to a 911 call from Garcia’s estranged wife, who told officers he was at her door demanding that she give him their two children. Officers arrived and spoke with Garcia in the driveway, but he was “uncooperative” and refused to follow orders, Lt. Henton said. “He showed officers that he had a gun in his waistband, and eventually drew the gun.”
Trained crisis negotiators tried to reason with Garcia for approximately 90 minutes.
According to Lt. Henton, Garcia was threatening himself with the gun, and then started waving the gun around. Less-lethal beanbag rounds were used to try to subdue Garcia, but they were ineffective. Garcia ultimately pointed his gun towards officers, and pulled the trigger, but the gun malfunctioned and did not fire.
“Officers repeatedly ordered him not to point the gun at officers. He racked the gun, and once again pointed the gun at officers. At this point, three officers fired their weapons at Garcia, striking him in the chest,” Lt. Henton said.
Garcia was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital, where he underwent surgery. His condition is not known at this time.
The personnel involved in the shooting have worked as police officers for 7, 13 and 19 years. Garcia will face charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. The investigation is ongoing.
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