National City Shooting: 'Multiple Victims' Reported

NATIONAL CITY, CA — National City police were responding to a shooting scene with "multiple victims'' Saturday morning, but it was unclear if there were any fatalities, according to officials.

Officers responded at about 9:30 a.m. to the 1000 block of East Eighth Street and immediately called for back-up from Chula Vista police, the California Highway Patrol and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, according to a dispatcher with the National City Police Department.

The number of responding officers was "too numerous to count,'' the dispatcher said.

"We're just trying to get a handle on the situation.''

Several ambulances were also sent to the area. The dispatcher was not sure if it was still an active shooter situation or if there was a suspect at large.

Story by City News Service

This report will be updated as new information is learned.