San Diego homicide detectives launched an investigation into the death of a man in the Webster area Saturday morning after the victim was shot and found lying on a sidewalk with fatal injuries to his head. SDPD Lt. Mike Hastings said officers were called to 47th Street and Federal Boulevard at around 6:30 a.m. When cops arrived, they found a man in his 20s lying on the sidewalk. He was pronounced dead at after he was struck by gunfire, according to police. A preliminary investigation revealed that a fight broke out early Saturday morning near where the man was found. Witnesses said they heard at least one or two gunshots in the area early Saturday morning, and two men were seen leaving the area in a grey, four-door car. Witness Abraham Ortiz is the stocking manager at Great Western Building Materials in the 4500-block of Federal Boulevard. He told NBC 7 he saw the victim’s body on the street Saturday morning, as well as police officers. He told police that his building maintains surveillance cameras around the area and offered the footage to investigators. Ortiz said he was shaken up by the victim’s death, describing it as something straight out of a crime show. Its scary -- I only see this on TV -- never in person, said Ortiz. This guy, somebody killed him, hes been shot or something. Ortiz said there’s a nightclub near the scene that often holds parties, so perhaps the victim was coming from there when he was injured. The homicide remains under investigation. Police have not yet released the victim’s name or a suspect description. Hastings said investigators are still working to determine whether or not the slaying is gang-related. Source: nbcsandiego/news/local/Homicide-Webster-47th-Street-Federal-Blvd-248025591.html#ixzz2uzVBkf87
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:05:43 +0000
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