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Woman dies after being shot near gas station in Fallbrook

Posted at 6:43 AM, Nov 01, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-01 20:24:41-04

FALLBROOK, Calif. (KGTV) - A SWAT team and deputies are searching a Fallbrook home near the scene of a woman's shooting Thursday morning.

Deputies set up a perimeter with tape and were seen digging through trash cans. They would not confirm with 10News whether the search was related to the shooting.

San Diego County sheriff’s officials said deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 1100 block of South Vine Street near a gas station around 1 a.m.

When deputies arrived, they saw someone performing CPR on the victim, who was identified as a Hispanic female in her 20s.

Sheriff’s officials said she had “grave injuries to her upper body.”

The woman was transported to the hospital, where she died from her injuries.

The shooting is under investigation.