One man is dead after a late night shooting during a celebration of life at a church in La Mesa, police said.
Officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting at 8705 Echo Drive at 8:33 p.m. on Thursday, La Mesa police said. The memorial event was concluding when the shooting happened. According to investigators, the 35-year-old man was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital afterward, but he succumbed to his injuires
Investigators are still working to get a description of the suspect involved, but they say people ran from the area when they heard the gunshots.
The identity of the victim, who was shot in the head, is being withheld pending notification to family, LMPD said.
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