Man shot, killed in El Cajon; homicide detectives investigating [Breaking]
A man was fatally shot Friday night during an altercation outside an apartment complex next to El Cajon Valley High School, El Cajon police said.
It happened about 10:20 p.m. on Dominguez Way, a short cul-de-sac off East Madison Avenue between the high school campus and North Mollison Avenue, El Cajon police Lt. Will Guerin said. The victim and another man got into an argument outside the Dominguez Way Apartments, Guerin said. During that argument, the other man pulled out a handgun and shot the victim at least once.
Officers arrived to find the victim on the ground unconscious and began performing CPR until paramedics arrived, Guerin said. He was taken by ambulance to a San Diego hospital, where he died. The victim was believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, Guerin said. Police were still working to confirm his identity.The shooter took off running from the scene, and only a vague description of him was available, Guerin said. He remained at large late Friday night.