A mother reported her teenager had been shot on Saturday night in Vista, resulting in his hospitalization as authorities continued looking for the suspect, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Smilax Road and Mimosa Avenue in an unincorporated area near Vista, the Sheriff's Department said.
"Deputies arrived at the scene and discovered a male being treated by personnel from the San Marcos and Vista Fire Departments," the department reported.
The victim was in stable condition, the department said. No suspect description was available.
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Authorities urged anyone with information regarding the shooting to call the sheriff's department at 858-565-5200.
About a half hour earlier, another shooting took place about 3.8 miles from this shooting in Vista. There is no known connection at this time between those shootings.
