Crime & Safety

Man Shot Twice in Egger Highlands-Nestor Area

The shooting appears to be gang-related, a San Diego Police Department officer said.

A 35-year-old man was shot twice in an apparent gang-related attack while walking in the Egger Highlands-Nestor area of San Diego Monday, San Diego Police Department Officer Dino Delimitros said.Β 

The shooting blocks outside Imperial Beach in the 1800 block of Halo Street was reported at 1:37 a.m., Delimitros said.

The shooter was a dark-skinned man, about 5 feet 8, with slicked black hair and a mustache, Delimitros said in a statement.

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The victim was shot in the arm and abdomen but neither wound was life- threatening and the man is expected to survive, he said.

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