Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Shot In San Diego's North County

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in an Oceanside canyon, police said.

OCEANSIDE, CA — A man was shot to death over the weekend in northern San Diego County.

A shooting was reported around 11:15 a.m. Saturday near the 400 block of County Club Lane in Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Police Department. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in a nearby canyon.

"Lifesaving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful," police said.

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The man's name was withheld pending family notification.

Detectives from the department's Crimes of Violence Unit were investigating the case.

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