SWAT standoff rousts Escondido residents for Hours

A SWAT standoff that began when a man suspected of threatening the lives of his girlfriend and her daughter fired two shots at an Escondido police officer left dozens of area residents stranded for hours as a search went on for the suspect. Some residents were forced to wait outside for over 12 hours as a house-to-house search was carried out.

One woman and her daughter, who had gone out to find their dogs shortly after the incident began around 1:15 a.m. were forced to spend the entire night and much of the day waiting outside of the police lines. Students from Orange Glen High School who had gone to classes in the morning were also forced to wait while police continued their search.