Officials say a cruise ship dancer jumped 30 feet off a deck into San Diego Bay before rebuffing rescue attempts and getting into a fatal struggle with officers who were trying to save him.Steven Hirschfield was hired to dance aboard Saturday night's Circuit Daze harbor cruise that was part of weekend gay-pride celebrations.
Crews called harbor police just after 11 p.m. to report a man overboard. Police say Hirschfield initially refused to climb onto a harbor patrol boat, but eventually got onboard.Harbor police say once on the boat, Hirschfield grabbed an officer's stun gun and beat him in the face before reaching for the officer's weapon. A second officer then fatally shot Hirschfield in the chest. The injured officer was treated for face and leg injuries.
The passenger was identified as 37-year-old Steven Paul Hirschfield of West Hollywood.The incident happened in San Diego Bay at about 11:10 p.m. on Saturday.