San Diego

Young Man Shot, β€˜Not Expected to Survive' After Leaving San Diego Party

Many people were in the street when the shooting occurred. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the case to contact them

An 18-year-old Black man was seriously injured Saturday by a gunshot while riding in a car with friends leaving a party in the College East neighborhood, police said.

The shooting was reported at 1:45 a.m. Saturday, when the San Diego Police Department received a call about a male with a gunshot wound to his upper body, Lt. Jud Campbell said.

The family confirmed to NBC 7 that the victim's name is Kevin D'Andrae Burton, though San Diego police have yet to publicly identify him.

Burton had friends who took him to a local hospital for help. Medics transported him to a second hospital for a higher level of trauma care, the lieutenant said. The victim was still alive, but he was not expected to survive, police said.

Officers from the SDPD's Eastern Division responded to investigate the shooting. Around the same time, officers from Mid-City Division were responding to check the area of 6400 El Cajon Blvd. based on multiple radio calls reporting gunshots. They found the scene where the victim was shot.

The Homicide Unit responded to investigate.

"Based on preliminary information, it appears that the victim and his friends were at a party in the area of 4800 Art Street," Campbell said.

"Shortly after they left the party in their vehicle, and turned westbound from Art Street onto El Cajon Boulevard, the victim was struck by a bullet," he added.

Detectives were still working to determine if there was some sort of altercation or incident at the party prior to the shooting.

A second bullet believed to be fired during the incident struck an apartment complex window on the south side of El Cajon Boulevard. No one was injured.

There was no suspect information immediately available.

"At the time of the shooting, there were many people in the street and surrounding area leaving the party," Campbell said. "Most of these people had left the scene before detectives arrived. Detectives would like to interview anyone that could provide information related to this case."

A candlelight vigil was held in front of Alvarado Hospital Saturday, where the man has been receiving care. The 18-year-old had just graduated from Grossmont High School.

The house where the party was held has been a major problem for a long time, one neighbor said. Neighbors called a few hours before the shooting happened to complain of noise. Much like other times, police did not show up and nothing came of the calls, the neighbor added.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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