Helicopters dumped water overhead to control the blaze as SWAT team members surrounded the property.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Smoke billowed from the El Cajon home. Helicopters dumped water overhead to control the blaze as SWAT team members surrounded the property and officials evacuated nearby homes and shut down surrounding roads and freeways, unsure whether the gunman had escaped. As the flames eased, firefighters moved in to the home, protected by gun-wielding SWAT officers.
A photo provided by Heartland Fire & Rescue shows police in San Diego County, Calif., Sunday Aug. 21, 2011 protecting a Heartland Fire crew battling a blaze in a building where gunman had shot an El Cajon policeman. The fire broke out after the policeman was shot. (AP Photo/Heartland Fire and Rescue)
A photo provided by Heartland Fire & Rescue shows police in San Diego County, Calif., Sunday Aug. 21, 2011 outside a burning building where a gunman had shot an El Cajon policeman. The fire broke out after the policeman was shot. (AP Photo/Heartland Fire and Rescue)
Emergency and police vehicles block Prince Street in El Cajon, Calif., Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, where the body of a gunman who shot a police officer was found in a burnt home. The body of infant who was shot and killed was found in the suspected gunman's truck near the home. The 28-year-old officer is in critical but stable condition. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
A portion of a burnt home on Prince Street in El Cajon, Calif., can be seen over fences of adjacent homes Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. The body of a gunman who shot a police officer was found in the home. The body of infant who was shot and killed was found in a nearby vehicle. The police officer is awake and alert. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
