SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego Police Department says it arrested a man in connection to Tuesday morning's fatal shooting at a City Heights apartment complex.
At around 2:30 a.m., San Diego Police officers were called to an apartment building in the 4000 block of 36th Street due to the reports of shots fired in the neighborhood, according to SDPD Lt. Jud Campbell.
Officers arrived to find a 33-year-old Hispanic man in the apartment complex courtyard suffering from at least one gunshot wound to his body. SDPD says its initial investigation shows the victim was standing in the courtyard before the gunman approached from the alley and shot him in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack.
The victim was transported to an area hospital but later died from his injuries, Campbell confirmed.
Police described the suspected shooter as a Hispanic male in his 30s who was last seen wearing a black shirt and white pants. He was also carrying a black backpack at the time of the incident.
Before the arrest, the suspected gunman was last seen running in an alley between 36th Street and Cherokee Avenue, and he was believed to be running towards University Avenue.
SDPD detectives found out the shooter was related to someone who lives at the apartment complex.
When SDPD was still investigating the scene at around 9 a.m., officers spotted the gunman, identified as 32-year-old Edgar Sanchez, nearby, and he was promptly arrested.
Officers found a gun on Sanchez as they took him into custody. He will be booked into a county jail on a murder charge.
The events that led up to the shooting are being investigated by the SDPD Homicide Unit. Detectives believe Sanchez was the lone suspect in this shooting.
If you have any information for police regarding this case, reach out to the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
