Man killed by San Diego police gunfire in Teralta West was wielding airsoft gun

Cal. DOJ confirmed to 10News on Tuesday that the man killed in the shooting was wielding 'a replica or airsoft gun' during the incident.

SAN DIEGO - Authorities Wednesday publicly identified a man who was fatally shot by San Diego Police Department officers last week after allegedly asking them to end his life and refusing to drop the replica gun he was carrying during a confrontation in a Teralta West-area neighborhood.

The California Department of Justice is also reviewing the shooting. Cal. DOJ confirmed to 10News on Tuesday the investigation showed Romero was wielding"a replica or airsoft gun" during the incident. As arriving patrol officers approached Romero, he ran off into a nearby access road, sheriff's Lt. Kevin Ralph said.

When the personnel caught up with Romero in the driveway of a nearby home, he again refused to drop his replica gun, according to Ralph. One of the officers then discharged a beanbag shotgun, knocking Romero to the ground.

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