Detectives were called to Chicano Park in San Diego three times during the early hours of Saturday. Shortly after the third incident, a teenager died at a hospital in National City, possibly a victim of the last shooting.

 

The gunfire began approximately ten minutes after midnight when officers responded to a call at the park but were unable to find any evidence of a shooting. Upon their return at 1:08 a.m., shell casings were found, and a vehicle had been struck by gunfire. Another report of gunfire was received almost exactly an hour later, but that visit to the park also proved fruitless.

 

However, around five minutes after the third shooting, a vehicle with several men arrived at Paradise Valley Hospital in nearby National City. According to the San Diego police, the men directed an officer, who was at the medical center on an unrelated call, to their car, where an 18-year-old was fighting for his life after being struck by gunfire on the Interstate 5 on-ramp from Logan Avenue.

 

Despite lifesaving efforts, the young man succumbed to his injuries. He has been tentatively identified, but that information has not been released pending notification of his family.

 

Due to the location where the young man was injured, the investigation was initially handled by the California Highway Patrol but was later transferred to the San Diego Police Department, as the shots are believed to have originated from the area around Chicano Park. Information based on NBCSanDiego.