Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Possible Gang-Related Shooting In San Diego
The 19-year-old man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A man was fatally shot over the weekend in San Diego, authorities said.
Officers responded to a shooting around 9:36 a.m. Sunday in the area of 300 Willie James Jones Ave. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Police found a 19-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso, according to the department. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The suspects were two Hispanic male juveniles, both about 5-foot-7 and approximately 140 pounds, according to a preliminary description.
Detectives were investigating the shooting as possibly gang-related.
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Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call the department's Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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