Teen Killed in Ambush by Father

Father killed himself after standoff with police

Friday, September 5, 2003

(8:31 AM ET) (12:31 GMT)

The Associated Press

Police were investigating the domestic circumstances of the victim's father. There were reports the victim's parents had separated and were dealing with "custody issues."

SAN DIEGO, Cal. -- AP
A 14-year-old boy jogging with his high school cross-country team was shot and killed in an ambush by his father, who later killed himself after a standoff with police, authorities said.

The shooter stepped out from behind a parked van Thursday afternoon to fire the first several shots at the boy, then reloaded his pistol and fired again as pedestrians and the running team fled, witnesses and police said.

No one else was injured, but the gunman, identified by police as the boy's father, fled by car into a home about a mile away where he spent nearly 10 hours in on-and-off negotiations with police.
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