San Diego Sportscaster Gunned Down Near Home

Kyle Kraska

The suspect wanted in the shooting of San Diego's CBS News 8 Sports Director Kyle Kraska surrendered to authorities after a standoff in El Cajon just before 10 p.m. Tuesday evening.

The surrounding homes around the suspect's neighborhood were evacuated during the standoff. 54-year-old Mike Montana, the suspect in the shooting was wearing jeans, a dark sweatshirt and a beanie as he surrendered with his hands up to SWAT officers.

CBS News 8 is also happy to report Kyle Kraska is out of surgery and his prognosis is good.

The San Diego Police Department received reports of a shooting in the 12000 block of Avonette Court shortly after 3 p.m. When officers arrived on scene, they found neighbors -- including a nurse -- giving aid to Kraska, who was then transported to Scripps La Jolla Hospital. According to an officer that accompanied Kraska, he was alert, awake and responsive during transport.

A doctor was waiting for Kraska at the hospital and rushed him into the ER. Kraska suffered gunshot wounds to his leg and the left side of his stomach. CBS News 8 confirmed Tuesday night that Kraska was out of surgery.


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The incident began when shots were fired into the rear window of Kraska's Mercedes. His car then appeared to pull out of his driveway and the confrontation spilled into the street in front of Kraska's home. At that time, another round of gunshots were heard.

A neighbor told CBS News 8 that he saw Kraska face-down in the street after being shot. Another neighbor reported hearing eight shots fired followed by a second round of gunfire.

Montana reportedly used to live illegally in a storage unit at Gillespie Field in El Cajon. CBS News 8 spoke with a former neighbor of Montana's, who said he had run-ins with him. The former neighbor also told us he believed Montana was at one point on psychotropic medications.