Gunman Wounded by Officer in 1 of 3 Southeast Shootings

Three separate shootings in Southeast San Diego early Sunday left three men hospitalized and one of them under arrest for attempted murder, San Diego police said.

Laurence W. Jarman, 70, was wounded by Police Officer C. Andrew Hoffman, 25, after Jarman allegedly pointed a gun at the officer, who was trying to break up a dispute between two other men outside Jarman’s house in the 2900 block of Imperial Avenue.

Hoffman fired several shots at Jarman, who was standing behind a screen door in his house, police said. The elderly man reportedly fired at least one shot back at the officer.

After Jarman retreated into his house, a SWAT team was called in. SWAT officers made contact with Jarman by telephone and persuaded him to surrender. A search of the home uncovered a loaded revolver, police said.

Jarman was wounded in the leg and foot, and was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center. He was also arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

In an unrelated shooting, Edmond White, 31, was wounded in the back while he and some friends were drinking beer on the sidewalk at Greenlawn and Skyline drives. Police said a gunman drove up, got out of his car and shot at the group, hitting White.

White was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he was reported in serious but stable condition late Sunday. Police are seeking the gunman.

In the third shooting, John Rodgers, 25, was shot in the buttocks after a man wearing a red bandanna over his face and carrying a chrome-plated revolver approached a group of people in the 1300 block of South 45th Street.