The victim who was shot and killed near Gompers Preparatory Academy in Chollas View on Friday has been identified, the San Diego Police Department confirmed.
The victim has been identified as Cherkeiray Devonte Jones, 23 years old, of San Diego.
Residents heard multiple gunshots just before 6 a.m. on 47th Street near Hilltop Drive.
SDPD Homicide Lt. Todd Griffin said the man's body was found on Gompers Prep school property. The victim was not an employee of the school, he added.
Officers initially told NBC 7 the victim was found by a school janitor. Griffin said a school employee made the discovery while raising the school's flag.
Gompers is a middle school within San Diego Unified School District located south of State Route 94 and east of Interstate 805.
School officials were on their way to the scene, police said. Students are on break until April 4.
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