SAN DIEGO — A San Diego officer accidentally shot himself in a leg Sunday while pursuing a hit-and-run suspect who pointed a weapon at police and was eventually arrested on the roof of a parking structure near the finish line of an annual marathon, authorities said.

Officers fired at the woman but missed after she showed the weapon at the parking facility in the city’s downtown at the edge of a plaza shared by City Hall, police Chief David Nisleit told reporters.

The suspect threw the weapon from the top of the structure to the street below before being taken into custody, Nisleit said. It was unclear what type of weapon it was, but investigators were looking into whether it was a pellet gun that resembles the real thing, the chief said.

Detectives were investigating whether the woman was connected to a kidnapping in nearby Chula Vista, he said. In that incident, a man called police to report that he was tied up inside a home but managed to escape.

Nisleit didn’t have details on the wounded officer’s condition or the circumstances of the accidental shooting. It wasn’t clear how many shots the officers fired at the woman, who did not shoot. The suspect wasn’t immediately identified.

In announcing the woman’s arrest, police said the scene was secure and there was no threat to the area near the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, which brought thousands of people downtown along with a heavy police presence.

Runner Fabian Tabares, 49, finished the race for the second year in a row and then heard the news that an armed suspect was arrested only two blocks from the route.

“I’m surprised to hear that but since I’m slow, luckily I was not affected,” he said.

The incident began shortly before 11 a.m. as a call about a misdemeanor hit-and-run, officials said. A number of streets were closed as police responded to the parking structure.

The race was halted for about 10 minutes and rerouted, marathon officials said.

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