An altercation at a Grantville apartment complex Friday led to the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man, authorities said.
Officers responded around 10:23 p.m. Friday to the Union Grantville apartment complex on Alvarado Canyon Road near Fairmount Avenue, adjacent to the Grantville Trolley station, according to the San Diego Police Department.
“Responding officers arrived at the scene and located evidence of a shooting, however, no victim was found at that location,” police said. “At the same time officers were investigating, a separate 911 call reported a single-vehicle collision in the 6900 block of Mission Gorge Road.”
When officers responded to the collision scene, they found a 19-year-old man in the backseat of the vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The driver, who was not injured, told officers he was attempting to take the victim from the Union Grantville apartments to a hospital before the collision occurred.
Paramedics took the victim to the hospital, where he died, police said.
Initial information gathered at the scene indicated that a physical altercation preceded the shooting, investigators said.
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The victim has been identified but his name will not be released yet. Police did not release suspect information.
Trolley service has not been impacted, but the parking lot at the Grantville Trolley Station was expected to remain closed for several hours during the investigation.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
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