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Man, 19, Wounded in Oceanside Shooting

Shots rang out at Fredricks Avenue and Los Arbolitos Boulevard at around 10:40 a.m. Friday

A 19-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Oceanside Friday morning, police confirmed.

Multiple shots were fired at around 10:40 a.m. in the 500 block of Los Arbolitos Boulevard, near Fredricks Avenue. When officers with the Oceanside Police Department (OPD) arrived in the area, they found one young victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his chest.

The victim was conscious, police said. He was airlifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. As of 12:45 p.m., the victim's condition was unknown.

News chopper footage of the scene immediately after the shooting showed police tape cordoning a residential area near some homes, grass and a playground.

Officers did not immediately located a suspect in the shooting. As of 2 p.m., police remained at the scene interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence and searching for possible suspects. No arrests had been made.

The OPD has not yet shared details on what led to the shooting. Detectives were sent to the hospital to interview the victim and gather more information about what happened.

No one else was harmed. Check back for updates on this developing story.

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