Vista CA— An armed adult male, identified as Henry Flores, age 48, is suspected of battering and strangling his girlfriend at their residence, Tuesday night, during a domestic violence incident.
Flores armed himself with a shotgun and pointed it at the girlfriend and her teenage son. Fearing for his life, the son ran from the residence and called 9-1-1. Flores fired one round from the shotgun striking the patio deck in the rear yard.

A perimeter was set up around the home in the 300 block of Girard Way, in Vista. ASTREA assisted with an overhead view of the couple who were still in the rear yard. P.A. announcements were made by Sheriff’s deputies. The girlfriend exited the residence and was moved to safety.
Flores later emerged from the rear yard unarmed and was taken into custody after a brief standoff. SWAT was activated but called off when Flores surrendered.
Flores was arrested for felony domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon and willful discharge of a firearm.