1 Wounded in Shooting Outside National City Bar

The shooting happened outside the National City Sports Lounge on Sweetwater Road

One person was injured in a late-night shooting outside a bar in National City, police confirmed.

At around 12:35 a.m. Saturday, officers with the National City Police Department (NCPD) were called to the National City Sports Lounge at 2511 Sweetwater Rd. to investigate reports of shots fired.

There, officers discovered one person had been shot after a fight broke out near the bar. The victim suffered non-life threatening wounds and was taken to a local hospital.

Police roped off the area outside the business and collected evidence throughout the night. Several yellow evidence markers lined the small parking lot outside the bar and the street. A small blood stain could be seen on the cement.

The shooting is under investigation, and no further information was immediately released. No one else was hurt.
 

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