San Diego police officers have faced more gun threats in 2023 than the previous two years combined, according to data maintained by the department's homicide unit.
Like other forms of crime, deciphering why violence against officers rises or falls is nuanced. Homicide investigators noted that ghost guns, drug use and mental health struggles were regularly involved when officers faced gun threats. The District Attorney’s Office found that drug use and/or mental health played a role in nearly 80% of officer-involved shootings from 1993 to 2017.
In 2000, Nelson was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder. He got another two years for possessing drugs, a sentence he served concurrently. He was released in 2015, and his parole supervision ended in 2020 without any violations, prison officials said. Ghosts guns are do-it-yourself firearms assembled by hand from parts that often come in prepackaged kits. Because the pieces — like an unfinished gun frame — were not classified as guns, they didn’t have serial numbers. And, until recently, anyone could legally buy the parts.under federal law to include its pieces so they can be tracked more easily. Those parts must now be licensed and include serial numbers, and manufacturers are required to run background checks before a sale.
A decade ago, acquiring a gun typically meant purchasing one, the lieutenant said. For convicted felons, this posed a challenge. While criminals had the option to steal or illegally buy guns, today they have the means to produce them directly.Community leaders who work to reduce gun violence agreed that more firearms on the street puts everyone at risk — including police officers.
When police confronted Teague last month, he was out on $50,000 bail for a July incident involving a car theft and evading police. After George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020, protesters challenged law enforcement agencies across the nation to rethink public safety. Critics argued that the current system is inherently racist, which leads to racial profiling, over-policing and use of excessive force — especially in communities of color.
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