A man in his 30s was fatally shot near San Diego's Skyline area Friday afternoon, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) confirmed.
The shooting happened just after 2 p.m. in the 8500 block of Encinitas Way.
Neighbors told NBC 7 they called 911 after hearing four to five gunshots in quick succession that sounded like fireworks.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man, who was shot several times, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
An acquaintance of the victim got into an altercation with police, and was detained. Police are not calling him a suspect, but are questioning him to see if he can help with the investigation.
SDPD homicide detectives will be taking over the investigation, SDPD Lt. Scott Wahl said.
At this time the motive or what led up to the shooting is not known.
Neighbors in the area told NBC 7 they were startled by the commotion outside in the moment leading to the gunfire.
"I was shocked that this [was] taking place right at our front door. I've never experienced this in my 91 years," neighbor Inez Nunez said.
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Nunez said she heard four to five shots that sounded like someone was banging on her car.
"It made me nervous; I'm not [nervous] anymore. After I thought about it, I got really shaky but this was after. At the time being, I just thought 'what's going on,'" she said.
Police said several witnesses noticed a grey car drive away right after the shooting, but they don't know if it's linked to the crime.
No further details were immediately released, including the name of the man killed in the shooting.
