A man was fatally shot and the shooter remains on the loose, authorities said Saturday.
El Cajon police responded to a parking lot on 441 Dominguez after reports of shots fired around 10:20 p.m. Friday, said El Cajon police Lt. Will Guerin.
There they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Guerin said. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Police were told that a man and the victim were in a verbal fight in the parking lot when the suspect got a handgun out and shot the victim once and fled the scene.
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The suspect was last seen wearing a light grey hoodie and light grey sweatpants. It is unknown if the incident is gang or drug-related.
The victim appears to be in his late teens or early twenties.
Anyone with information on this killing was asked to call the El Cajon police tipline at 619-441-5530
