Police Seek Border Shooting Suspect
A suspect in the shooting of a Tijuana police officer escaped into the United States and was being sought Monday night by San Diego County authorities.
Bill Robinson, spokesman for the San Diego Police Department, said the man’s full name was not known, but that he goes by the nickname Diablo and is also suspected of smuggling illegal aliens.
Robinson said the suspect disarmed and shot a Tijuana policeman near the San Ysidro border crossing about 6:30 p.m. Monday. The officer, identified by Tijuana police as Juan Antonio Cervantez, suffered a flesh wound.
The suspect apparently walked across the border into the United States a few minutes after the shooting. He was described as 23 years old, 5-foot-8 and 170 pounds with brown eyes, brown hair and a mustache.
Robinson said the suspect is believed to be armed with a .357 Magnum handgun in addition to the pistol he took from the Tijuana officer.
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