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Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A man and a woman were arrested by sheriff’s deputies Monday night after a group of people that had assembled on a street corner reported that a woman driving by in a pickup pointed a gun at them.The group on the corner is thought to be made of some members of “Defend East County,” which according to the group’s Facebook page has been standing guard to try to protect businesses at several strip malls and shopping centers in Santee. Some businesses in East County and elsewhere in the region have been vandalized, looted or burned during days of protests against police brutality and racial injustice.In Santee, sheriff’s deputies were flagged down by a group of people at the intersection of Cuyamaca Street and Mission Gorge Road around 8 p.m. Monday. Sheriff’s officials described them as protesters.They told the deputies a woman riding in a black Dodge Ram traveling west on Mission Gorge pointed a gun at them, the department said in a news release. AdvertisementA video making the rounds on social media shows the black pickup truck heading west along Mission Gorge Road with a man pointing a gun out of the back seat window on the driver’s side.A deputy pulled the vehicle over and two adults with a young child were detained. Witnesses identified the woman in a curbside lineup. Deputies found a semi-automatic handgun with two loaded magazines in the truck, officials said.The firearm was registered to the man driving the car.The man and woman were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and exhibiting a firearm, officials said. Updates Sign up to get Breaking News email alerts Get alerts on severe weather, road closures and other major breaking news. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune. Show Comments Load More Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A man and a woman were arrested by sheriff’s deputies Monday night after a group of people that had assembled on a street corner reported that a woman driving by in a pickup pointed a gun at them.The group on the corner is thought to be made of some members of “Defend East County,” which according to the group’s Facebook page has been standing guard to try to protect businesses at several strip malls and shopping centers in Santee. Some businesses in East County and elsewhere in the region have been vandalized,...

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