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.

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

A Harbor Police officer was injured Wednesday morning in a shootout in Little Italy as officers were looking for a gunman who had shot two people — one fatally — a short time earlier and less than a mile away.

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.

The victims have not been identified at this point, but during a 2:30 p.m. press conference, SDPD said one was a 39-year-old Hispanic man, while the other was a 31-year-old Hispanic woman.

Two people were shot near Little Italy Wednesday morning, the San Diego Police Department confirmed. According to authorities, a call came in around 8:22 a.m. reporting gunfire in the area of Union Street and W A Street.

San Diego police were investigating a deadly shooting in broad daylight Wednesday in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood.