Man, 38, Dies in Car-to-Car Shooting in Chula Vista: Police

A 38-year-old man died in a car-to-car shooting Wednesday that shut down several streets in a Chula Vista neighborhood as police searched for a gunman who drove off after opening fire.

The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said it received a 911 call of a shooting that occurred near the intersection of Broadway and E Street just before 10 a.m. Witnesses reported the driver of one vehicle shot the driver of another vehicle and fled the scene.

The victim was found by police in the driver seat of his black Nissan Altima with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, CVPD said.

CVPD said per witness statements, the suspect and the victim were seen driving westbound on E Street when they stopped on the roadway, got outside their vehicles and approached each other. That was when the suspect shot and fled in a silver or gray, 4-door sedan, possibly a Nissan, CVPD said. The suspect was last seen driving westbound on E Street towards the I-5 freeway.

Maria Sandoval, who lives nearby said she was in her living room when she said she heard shots.

"It was so loud. I have never seen or heard a gunshot so loud. It was loud, it was really close," she said.

The victim was believed to be a Chula Vista resident. Their identity was being withheld until his family could be notified.

CVPD Sgt. Anthony Molina is asking for the public's help to identify the suspect in the case.

Witnesses and anyone with additional information are asked to contact San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or submit a tip via P3tips (online or mobile application) http://p3tips.com/409 if they wish to remain anonymous. 

"If you think it's even remotely related, call San Diego Crime Stoppers on that," Molina said.

As a result of the shooting, E Street was shut down from Ash Avenue to Broadway Street while CVPD investigated the scene.

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