San Diego police arrested a woman who held a gun to her head and fired off rounds in a parking structure in downtown, not far from an annual marathon that was well underway, authorities said.
The shooting happened Sunday near the finish line of the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.
Police said the scene was secure and there was no threat to the community. No athletes were injured.
An officer, however, accidentally shot himself in the leg while pursuing the suspect who pointed a weapon at police and was eventually arrested on the roof of a parking structure near the finish line of an annual marathon.
Details on the wounded officer’s condition have not been released.
The incident began shortly before 11am as a call about a misdemeanor hit and run, Sgt. Tom Sullivan said.
Police later found a woman underneath a parked car on the 8th level of the parking structure, Sullivan told the Union-Tribune.
San Diego Police close streets near the area where an officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while pursuing a hit-and-run suspect who pointed a weapon at police and was eventually arrested on the roof of a parking structure near the finish line of an annual marathon on Sunday, June 3, 2018

People walk under police tape after a woman was eventually arrested on the roof of a parking structure near the finish line of an annual marathon, authorities said

Police tape blocks off an area near where a San Diego police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while pursuing a female shooting suspect
The suspect threw the weapon from the top of the structure to the street below before being taken into custody, Police Chief David Nisleit said.
It was unclear what type of weapon it was, but investigators were looking into whether it was a pellet gun that resembles the real thing, the chief said.
The woman was taken into custody after she fired several shots.
A number of streets surrounding the parking structure were closed as officers responded in the area near City Hall.
The incident halted the race for about 10 minutes as police investigated, marathon officials added.
Leilani Sandan and her 7-year-old son were playing music from ‘Les Miserables’ on their way to see the musical at the San Diego Civic Theater Sunday afternoon when they were suddenly passed by more than a dozen police cars, sirens blaring.
The shooting had just occurred in the parking garage they were headed to next to the theater.

August Brautigam crosses the finish line to win the Synchrony Rock’n’Roll San Diego Marathon on June 3, 2018 in San Diego, California

Competitors leave the start line during the Synchrony Rock’n’Roll San Diego Marathon on June 3, 2018 in San Diego
‘It was crazy,’ Sandan said as she stood with hundreds of other ticketholders behind police tape. ‘It was like police, police, police, siren, siren, siren.’
She said she was glad to hear the marathon runners were OK. They were later escorted into the theater with the others, who shuffled past the yellow police tape.
Sara Wehr, 31, also was headed to the show with her family.
‘It is a little nerve wracking that this just happened not long ago,’ said Wehr as she lined up for roll call next to the flashing police cars. ‘We’re safe, right?’
The 26.2 mile course weaves its way through the city and also includes a half marathon and a 5K run.
More than 25,000 runners were expected to participate.

Multiple shots were first fired at 11:20am from the City Hall Parkade located at A and 1st