Police shot and killed a 49-year-old man
suspected of shooting seven people Sunday at a birthday pool party in an
apartment complex near the University of California, San Diego, authorities
said.
Authorities said the suspect, a white man
identified as Peter Selis, shot four black women, two black men and one Latino
man, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported
Rikky Galiendes, 27, heard gunshots around 6
p.m. and went to look outside his sixth-story apartment when he spotted a man
bleeding and running near the pool below.
Galiendes told The Associated Press that he
called out to ask if the man needed help when his roommate grabbed him, yanked
him down and then pointed toward a man sitting in a chair with a gun.
"When we looked over the balcony, he was
just sitting down with a gun on his lap," Galiendes said. "He was
calm, you know. I mean from my perspective, the guy was ready to do whatever he
was going to do. He shot at people having a good time and having a party."
Galiendes and his roommate ran back inside
and called police. They stayed indoors until neighbors yelled that it was safe
to come out. Galiendes said it was a horrifying scene.
Reports said that One woman who was shot
died, several victims were in surgery and others were still critical late
Sunday, Chief Shelley Zimmerman said at a news conference.
A police helicopter arrived to the scene
first and the pilot reported seeing multiple victims on the ground and that the
suspect, Selis, was still in the pool area and appeared to be reloading.
Three officers on the ground shot the suspect
after he pointed a large-caliber hand gun at them, Zimmerman said.
Investigation is on going
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