Police arrest shooter during marathon in San Diego
San Diego, June 4 (IBNS): The San Diego police said one shooter was arrested after she allegedly opened fire close to the finishing line of a marathon race in California, media reports said on Monday.
The police said the woman shooter has been taken into custody.
Update briefing regarding incident at Rock N Roll Marathon. https://t.co/ZAhXIiilMe
— San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) June 3, 2018
The incident reportedly occurred during the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.
The police tweeted: "The Active Shooter at 100 West C St. is in custody. There’s no longer a threat to the community. The scene is secure. The Rock and Roll Marathon has resumed."
The Active Shooter at 100 West C St. is in custody. There’s no longer a threat to the community. The scene is secure. The Rock and Roll Marathon has resumed.
— San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) June 3, 2018
No injuries have been reported so far.
The organisers of the race said in a statement as quoted by BBC: "The situation involving an active shooter who was engaged with law enforcement was not related to today's race."
"By 11:45 (18:45 GMT), the course was shut down and approximately 4,900 athletes were rerouted into a designated safe zone," it read.
"While the race was officially stopped, law enforcement gave the clearance at 11:56 for runners to resume their progress toward the finish line and the post-race finish area, where they were able to meet up with family and friends," read the statement.
Boston Marathon Incident:
In 2013, a bomb explosion at the finishing line of the Boston marathon had left three people killed.
The incident had left 260 others injured.
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