City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 140 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths Thursday, as case rates continue to decline and hospitalizations remain steady.

The images, captured aboard a patrol helicopter and by officers' uniform-worn cameras, depict the doomed last stand of 36-year-old Christopher Templo Marquez, a suspect in two recent South Bay shootings.

Travis Fereydoun Sarreshteh, 32, is accused in last Thursday's shootings, in which police allege he used an untraceable "ghost gun" to gun down the victims starting at about 10:30 p.m.

City officials announced the creation of a civic initiative on Wednesday to help San Diegans identify businesses offering support for victims of hate crimes and learn how to report — and potentially prevent — such offenses.

San Diego County leaders reported that more than a million San Diegans are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, as the county Health and Human Services Agency prepares for a shift in how it will go about administering vaccines.

Individuals identifying as Republicans became more skeptical of a potential COVID-19 vaccine and other inoculations over the course of the pandemic, according to a study by UC San Diego's Rady School of Management that was announced Wednesday.

There were no reports of any damage or public threats related to the quake.

The plan calls for a permanent center that migrants and asylum seekers can use while they finalize travel arrangements to other parts of the country.

There have been 16 earthquakes reported near El Centro and Imperial since midnight.