SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – San Diego Police are investigating a shooting in Sherman Heights that left a man dead early Monday morning.
At around 2:45 a.m., SDPD officers were called to the 2200 block of Imperial Avenue in response to gunfire that injured a man in the parking lot near an AutoZone store.
According to SDPD officials: "... it appears the suspect and victim had a verbal altercation in a parking lot in the 2200 block of Imperial Avenue immediately preceding the shooting. The argument escalated to a point where the suspect took out a handgun and shot the victim at least one time, fatally striking him in the chest.
The suspect is not in custody but is described as a Black male, possibly in his late 20s or early 30s wearing dark clothing.”
The victim, identified by police as a 30-year-old Black man, was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. However, he was pronounced dead just before 3:30 a.m., according to SDPD officials.
SDPD Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the incident.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the SDPD Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
