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San Diego police investigate Sherman Heights shooting

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Posted at 10:02 AM, Jan 22, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-22 13:02:58-05

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Police are investigating a shooting in Sherman Heights that left a man with serious injuries.

According to San Diego police, a 911 call was made at 11:24 p.m. Thursday regarding gunshots heard in the 400 block of 24th Street.

Responding officers arrived to find “several cartridge casings and blood in the street,” police said.

Police officials said a man with an apparent gunshot wound was dropped off at Sharp Coronado Hospital a short time after the reported shooting.

The shooting victim, identified only as a 32-year-old Hispanic man, was taken to a trauma center in San Diego and is in critical condition, according to police.

SDPD’s Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting; information on a suspected shooter was not immediately available.

Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.