A man shot and killed while sitting in a parked car in Golden Hill has been identified by San Diego police officials.
Vaafuti Togiailua, 41, of San Diego died Sunday, Nov. 9 from injuries sustained during a shooting four days earlier.
An online fundraising page was created for Vaa, as he is known to members of OMBAC San Diego.
The San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Unit has not released any new information regarding a suspect in the shooting.
Togiailua was near the corner of 26th Street and E Street around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday when he was shot while sitting inside his Mazda, officials said.
The shooter, described as a person on a motorcycle with full helmet and long-sleeved gray jumpsuit, shot into the window of the victim’s vehicle, police said.
The shooter may have been driving on an older-model Honda or Kawasaki motorcycle with chrome exhaust pipes. After parking the bike, the motorcyclist approached the victim and shot him multiple times, officials said.
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After the shooting, the person got back on the motorcycle and drove off eastbound on E Street.
Togiailua's LinkedIn page lists him as an employee of the USMC Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS). On his Facebook page he discusses his 10+ year service history with the military, his interest in rugby and an ongoing custodial fight regarding his son.
Investigators are asking that anyone with information call San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
