The man wanted for a deadly attack where children play is on the run tonight. The crime happened at Kunkel Park, in Lemon Grove.
NBC 7’s, Jeanette Quezada, has been following this story all evening and joins us with the latest on the investigation.
Preliminary details from a San Diego County Sheriff's Department spokesperson said the victim was shot in the head. Investigators later said the victim had trauma to the upper torso — Ed.
Authorities are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a man at a park in Lemon Grove on Sunday afternoon.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department on Monday afternoon identified the victim as 51-year-old Anthony Trujillo, who the department said had been shot in the neck.
Deputies said they received a call at around 12:40 p.m. Sunday of an assault with a deadly weapon at Kunkel Park. When they arrived, they found Trujillo unresponsive on the ground with signs of trauma to his upper torso.
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Life-saving measures were initiated, and Trujillo was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to a statement from authorities.
“I was woken up by kind of some ruckus," Ryleigh Frady, a neighbor, told NBC 7. "I guess there was some physical altercation going on … and then there was two shots that I heard, and then from that point my son and I started looking out the window and there was chaos erupting."
Frady is a mother to a 12-year-old, and she said hearing about this tragedy raised concerns for her safety and the safety of her community.
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"There's just a lot of violence, unnecessary killings that occur right over here," she said.
Detectives believe Trujillo and the suspect knew each other, and they don't believe there's a threat to the public. No suspect description is available at this time.
The sheriff's homicide unit has taken over the investigation.
Authorities urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to call the Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
This is a developing story. Details may change as information is released.
