SAN DIEGO - An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a would-be truck thief inside the officer's Otay Mesa home Sunday.
The agent was asleep around 2:30 a.m. in the bedroom of his home in the 3900 block of Palm Avenue, when the robber came inside, raised a hammer and a sharp object and demanded keys to a truck, according to San Diego Police Lt. Kevin Rooney.
The ICE agent directed the man into the kitchen to get the keys, and then grabbed a gun, Rooney said.
The lieutenant said the agent identified himself as a peace officer and fired when the suspect raised the hammer again. The wound does not appear to be life-threatening, he said.
The suspect ran off after being shot and was found by officers in the 3800 block of Chanute Street, Rooney said.
