A 22-year-old man died after being shot in the chest multiple times in broad daylight at the North Clairemont Recreation Center on Sunday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The shooting happened at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday at 4421 Bannock Ave., SDPD said.
The victim was arguing with two other people when the shooting occurred just steps away from a playground.
He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 3 p.m., SDPD said.
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Police are still searching for the suspect.
"There are multiple people that did see portions of this particular shooting. We've received conflicting information on suspect descriptions at this point, so we don't have any information to put out exactly at this point until we have a chance to interview witnesses further," said SDPD Lt. Steve Shebloski.
"We do know that the victim got into some type of argument with two males that were in the park and they ran off somewhere southeast of the park," Lt. Shebloski said.
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Laura Laboube is a resident in the area who was at her son's house when she heard the shots ring out.
"I was hoping nobody was hurt but I was wondering if it was a gang-related type thing because it sounded like two different types of shots. The noise wasn't the same, like it was two different types," Laboube said.
"I usually take my grandson to the park up here. I watch him on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and I take him up to this park to play so it's a bit worrisome right now if I'm going to take him back to this park or not," Laboube said.
Anyone with information on the shooting has been urged to reach out to SDPD or Crime Stoppers.
