LEMON GROVE, Calif. (KGTV) — At least one person was injured in a shooting in Lemon Grove Wednesday evening, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's department.The shooting was reported just before 6:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Broadway near the Albertsons grocery store parking lot.The victim’s condition was not immediately known and the investigation is ongoing.The motive is unknown at this time.Check back for updates on this developing story ..read more

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The community of the Reformed Presbyterian Church is collecting financial donations that will go towards the family and funeral expenses for their pastor, 29-year-old Noah David Shepherd.At around 6 p.m. on Monday, San Diego Sheriff's patrol cars and other emergency vehicles filled the Lemon Grove neighborhood of Camino Del Las Palmas. Investigators say Shepherd's wife, Gabriella, called 911 and said she had shot her husband. Deputies said Gabriella told them she had thought Shepherd was an intruder and was trying to get in the house from the backyard.Later that night, deput ..read more

LEMON GROVE, Calif. (KGTV) -- Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man who managed to escape from an East County substation Friday morning.Jovany Gallardo, who also goes by “Giovanni,” escaped custody at the Lemon Grove Sheriff's Substation, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Office.The regional fugitive task force picked up Gallardo just before 10 p.m. Thursday on federal drug charges, sheriff’s officials said in a news release Friday.Deputies said Gallardo was being processed when authorities realized he ducked out and was not wearing handcuffs."Deputies immediately ..read more

EL CAJON (CNS) - A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife at the couple's Lemon Grove home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder.Jay Barcelon, 31, is accused in the April 16 slaying of 30-year-old Rhona Barcelon at their home in the 2200 block of Dain Court.Deputies responded to the home at about 7:30 p.m. that day for a report of "a domestic incident with a male and female reportedly arguing," said Lt. Thomas Seiver of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.RELATED COVERAGE:Woman killed, man wounded in Lemon Grove stabbingsLemon Grove neighbors react to stabbingFamily of Lemon Grove woman ..read more

LEMON GROVE, Calif. (KGTV) - Lemon Grove neighbors are trying to grasp what happened Friday night, after deputies say a stabbing left a wife and mother dead and her husband injured.The siren of an ambulance broke through the chatter at a backyard barbecue a few doors down from the 2200 block of Dain Ct. Billy Bolander and his wife, Karla, just moved into the neighborhood and had a couple friends over.Billy heard more sirens, this time from sheriff's deputies, and ran over to see what was wrong.He came upon a horrifying scene, a woman dying on the front lawn. "The daughter pulled in, as everyth ..read more

LEMON GROVE, Calif. (KGTV) - A brother and his sister were behind bars Friday in connection with a shooting that left a 23-year-old man wounded outside a strip mall in Lemon Grove last week.Jacob Reyes, 24, and his 25-year-old sister, Jaysena, were arrested Wednesday for their alleged roles in the shooting near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and state Route 94, according to sheriff's officials.The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. Feb. 3 near Subway and Wingstop restaurants off Broadway between Federal Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue. The victim was shot twice in the legs, an ..read more

LEMON GROVE (CNS) - An 18-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after leading deputies on a half-hour chase that began in Lemon Grove and ended in Balboa Park, authorities said.Shortly before 2:50 a.m., dispatchers received a report that a man had stolen a dirt bike from a trailer in the 2300 block of Loma Drive, off Lemon Grove Avenue, San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Jim Emig said.Responding deputies spotted a "suspicious vehicle" leaving the area and attempted to stop the Dodge Durango SUV, but the driver took off northbound on Lemon Grove Avenue, he said.The driver, later identified as ..read more

LEMON GROVE, Calif (KGTV) -- A bicyclist was struck and killed by a car in Lemon Grove Thursday evening.According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened around 7:50 p.m. near Massachusetts Avenue and Westview Place, just south of State Route 94.Deputies say when they arrived at the scene and found a male bicyclist with visible injuries to his legs.Paramedics rushed the bicyclist to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The victim's name and age were not immediately available.The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities. Alcohol or drugs d ..read more

LEMON GROVE, Calif. (KGTV) – An investigation was launched after at least one bullet struck a car traveling on state Route 94 in the Lemon Grove area.The California Highway Patrol said the incident was reported at around 3:30 a.m. on the eastbound side of SR-94, near College Avenue.According to CHP officials, the 63-year-old driver of a Cadillac CTS said he noticed a black or dark-colored sedan driving behind him for several miles prior to the gunfire.The Cadillac’s driver said the vehicle pulled up to his side and then shots were fired, shattering the driver’s side rear window.The vehicle con ..read more

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A Lemon Grove man was charged Wednesday with aiming a laser pointer at a San Diego Police helicopter as a demonstration moved through Hillcrest last weekend.Rudy Alvarez, 24, was charged with aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft hovering over the protest on June 6, according to the Department of Justice.A federal complaint alleges Alvarez shined a laser at the SDPD aircraft at about 8:30 p.m. in the area of the 500 block of University Ave. During that time, a large demonstration was moving through the area, investigators added.Alvarez was located multiple times over the nex ..read more