The gunman was a white male mechanic who worked out of San Diego and lived in a luxury apartment complex. He was said to be burdened by loads of credit card debts and was under financial stress.

According to reports, he was invited to his best friend's pool party to celebrate a 50th birthday. That's when he began shooting at the crowd. The victims were all African-American except for one Hispanic. His best friend was reportedly shot as well. It was later reported that the female victim has succumbed to her injuries.

Witnesses said that the suspect held a beer in one hand while shooting at multiple people with the other. When the police arrived, the suspect pointed his gun at the police and was eventually shot dead by three of the police officers.

Police arrived at the scene in the midst of mayhem and unloaded on the man as he raised his firearm at them. It appears to be a suicide by police and it worked.

The shooter was getting wasted while getting wasted.

Financial burdens are not a reason to go off the deep end. People can and will recover from bankruptcy and debt. It's a struggle, but it's entirely possible. Seek financial and mental help any time you feel overwhelmed. Don't ever be ashamed of your situation - just fix it and take control of your life. You CAN do it and you will be successful at it.

Here's more information on the San Diego pool party shooting. Motivation is being investigated.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- Eight people were injured, one fatally, and a suspect was killed at an apartment complex in San Diego Sunday night, officials said.



The gunman apparently opened fire at a birthday party in the pool area of a complex in the University City area of San Diego around 6 p.m. Officers spotted the gunman still armed at the scene and engaged with him.



"The suspect pointed the gun at our officers and three of our officers fired on the suspect and the suspect went down and the suspect is deceased," San Diego Police chief Shelley Zimmerman said. The gunman was identified as Peter Selis, 49, a resident of the complex.

Here's a picture of the deceased shooter, provided by Dominic Garcia on Twitter. Not sure why it's blurred out, as that's the shooter and it should be seen.

This is the scene during the shooting, provided by William on Twitter.

Here's the shooter, Peter Selis.

Here's video footage in which you can hear the sounds of the shots.