One person was arrested Thursday after firing a shotgun inside a Chollas View home and prompting the lock down of two nearby schools.
San Diego police received a 911 call reporting the single gunshot at a home near Chollas-Mead Elementary School at 9:05 a.m. Thursday.
School officials issued a precautionary lockdown for the elementary school located nearby on Market Street and a nearby charter school.
San Diego police arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of negligent discharge of firearm. The man also had a felony warrant for a probation violation officials said.
The suspect's parents called 911 to their home in the area of 800 44th Street. They told NBC 7 San Diego they heard the gunshot and feared for his safety.
Before the shooting, the son was angry about being unemployed the man’s father told NBC 7.
Officers say the son went into an upstairs bedroom, fired one round with the shotgun and then appeared again in the stairwell.
The man's father said his son has not been taking his medicine and has had trouble sleeping.
The suspect did not resist arrest. Officers say a mental health screening will be conducted after the suspect is booked.
As of 10:45 a.m., the lockdown was no longer in effect.