Suspect in shooting of sports anchor Kyle Kraska surrenders to police

SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- A man suspected of shooting CBS 8 sports director Kyle Kraska surrendered to San Diego police following an hours-long standoff in El Cajon Tuesday night.

Kraska, a sports director at the CBS affiliate station in San Diego and a former Los Angeles TV anchor, was shot and wounded outside his Scripps Ranch home on Tuesday.

Police were searching for 54-year-old Mike Montana in connection to the shooting. He was described as a white male, 6 feet 3 inches tall, driving a white minivan with "Superior Painting" written on it. Montana was wanted for attempted murder and was considered armed and dangerous.

SWAT officers and crisis negotiators surrounded his home near Noden Street and Prescott Avenue after spotting a white van, which matched the description of Montana's car, in the driveway. He surrendered to police shortly before 10 p.m.

"We were able to get a very dangerous suspect in custody relatively quickly. Nobody else was hurt," said San Diego police Lt. Scott Wahl.

The gunfire at Kraska's home was reported in the 12000 block of Avonette Court shortly after 3 p.m., SDPD public-affairs Officer Matt Tortorella said.

A neighbor told police that someone shot the rear window out of Kraska's silver Mercedes-Benz, firing 9 shots, then fled in an older-model white minivan.

"I heard about eight shots, fast shots and then there was a pause then I heard, about 15-20 seconds later, there was another 6-8 shots," said neighbor Steven Rowe.

KFMB-TV says Kraska was alert, awake and responsive when being taken to the hospital. He underwent surgery and is expected to recover.

Police believe the shooting was targeted, but a motive for the shooting has not been determined.

In the 1990s, Kraska briefly anchored for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and worked on the show "Hard Copy." But he's been a fixture at Channel 8 in San Diego since 1999. He's well known for his big personality and for his years of work covering the San Diego Chargers.

Scripps Ranch is an affluent suburb of San Diego with a very low crime rate.

City News Service contributed to this report.