SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 14-year-old boy was in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, the San Diego Police Department reported.
The shooting happened at 8:18 p.m. Tuesday at a North Clairemont park in the 4400 block of Bannock Avenue when two boys walked up to a group of four boys and asked where they were from, according to SDPD Officer John Buttle.
"One of the suspects pulled a gun and shot at the victims, hitting a 14-year-old in the left thigh." the officer said. "Numerous casings were found at the scene."
The boy was taken to a hospital and his injury was not considered to be life-threatening, Buttle said.
One suspect wore a red baseball cap, white shirt and had a thin build. The second suspect wore a gray hoodie.
Both suspects ran northbound from the park.
SDPD gang detectives responded to the scene and were investigating the shooting.
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