The married victims died in their car Wednesday; their killer was fatally shot by Harbor Police a mile north about 45 minutes later.

Authorities have identified the victims killed in a targeted, Little Italy shooting Wednesday as a married couple who were heading to the San Diego County Courthouse to attend a restraining order hearing against the suspect.

A San Diego Harbor Police officer was shot during a gun battle in Little Italy with a person suspected in a deadly shooting that occurred about an hour earlier in the downtown area.

San Diego police are investigating a double shooting near Little Italy and downtown that left two dead and an officer in the hospital. Officers said they received a call of a shooting at 8:42 a.m. in the area of Ash Street and Union Street.

The suspect connected to a shooting in Little Italy that left two others dead Wednesday has also died, authorities say.

Spread the loveSan Diego experienced a tragic event on November 13, 2024, when two people were shot near Little Italy. The incident also resulted in a police officer being shot while responding to the scene.

Two people were shot near Little Italy Wednesday morning, the San Diego Police Department confirmed. A short time later, a police officer was also shot in what's believed to be a connected event.