Family of Dead Man to Sue San Diego Harbor Police

The family of a man who was fatally shot by San Diego Harbor Police last weekend will reportedly sue the department.

The family of Steven Paul Hirschfield will file the suit, claiming negligence on the part of the department. Hirschfield died late Saturday night after being pulled out of San Diego Bay while in town to celebrate Gay Pride Day. He had reportedly fallen off of a party boat.

After being rescued from the water, Hirschfield, 37, allegedly began to fight with one of the two officers and hit the officer in the face with his stun gun. The other officer then reportedly shot Hirschfield one time. He died at the scene.

The officer who was initially involved in the reported struggle with Hirschfield suffered leg and face injuries and was hospitalized overnight.

San Diego Harbor Police Shooting Leaves 1 Dead

A man was fatally shot late Saturday by San Diego Harbor Police after he reportedly fought with officers who had just plucked him from the water.

According to authorities, Harbor Police answered a call from a boat that had been chartered for a gay pride cruise. The call claimed that a man had gone overboard just before midnight. Harbor Police reportedly found the man in water about 500 feet from the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station.

Steven Paul Hirschfield, 37, was rescued and put aboard a patrol boat, when he reportedly began fighting with officers. After reportedly grabbing a stun gun from one officer and hitting him in the face with it, another officer opened fire, killing Hirschfield, who is reportedly from Los Angeles.

An autopsy for Hirschfield is slated for Monday.