A 32-year-old man who was fatally shot by a San Diego police officer last week was identified Friday along with the officer involved.

Around 9:15 a.m. on May 31, an officer was dispatched to a welfare check of a man who allegedly made suicidal statements while blocking traffic in the 4400 block of Coronado Avenue in San Diego, according to a report from the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, an additional responding agency.

The responding officer called for additional units to assist shortly after arriving on the scene, the agency said.

Sheriff's officials said the suspect, identified as Jacob Lyle Epple, entered a small-black sedan and drove away, prompting a pursuit through surface streets in Ocean Beach. The pursuit ended at the intersection of Ebers Street and Bermuda Avenue when th

See Full Page