Two people were shot and killed at a Memorial Day gathering in San Diego.
A San Diego Police officer heard gunfire just before 11 p.m. near 53rd and Groveland in Valencia Park. The community is east of Interstate 805 and south of State Route 94.
Family and friends were hanging out on a back patio after watching a sporting event when two men walked up to the group and started shooting, police said.
When the officer arrived, he found two men with gunshot wounds to their upper torso area. One was pronounced dead at the scene. The second was taken to Mercy Hospital where he later died.
They have been identified by family as cousins 48-year-old Gerald Morris and 47-year-old Joel Branch.
A man in his 30s was driven to Paradise Valley Hospital by a family member. He had suffered a gunshot to the shoulder in the same shooting. Officials say he is expected to survive.
San Diego Police homicide investigators say they have a lot of evidence to look through including shell casings.
Detectives say they don't have much information on the two shooters or if they knew anyone in the group. They were last seen running eastbound on Groveland Drive, police said.
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Anyone with information can call the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
