Police Under Attack: Two San Diego Cops Shot During Traffic Stop

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego police gang unit officer was killed and a second was wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop in the Southcrest neighborhood, authorities said Friday. The events that led up to the shooting late Thursday night were not immediately detailed. San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said that shortly after the two announced they were making a stop, they requested "emergency cover'' from other officers. Responding officers found both with gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. "The investigation is ongoing right now as to exactly what happened,'' Zimmerman told reporters at an early morning briefing. "We don't have enough information at this point.'' Both officers were taken to a hospital, where one later died. Zimmerman said she and other chief officers notified his wife, two children and extended family members of his death. The second officer underwent surgery and is expected to survive, according to San Diego police. His wife was with him at the hospital.