SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A man was killed in a shooting Thursday morning in Ramona and authorities shut down a stretch of State Route 78 to search for the gunman.
The shooting was reported shortly before 5:50 a.m. in the 500 block of Pine Street, just north of Olive Street, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Mark Moreno said.
The man was rushed to Palomar Hospital but later died from his injuries, according to authorities. No details about the victim were immediately available. Moreno said.
Around 7 a.m., authorities shut down SR-78 between Ash and Olive streets while deputies on the ground searched for the suspected gunman with the help of a sheriff's helicopter. Motorists were advised to avoid the area.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation and no suspect description was immediately available.
Chopper aerials over the scene on Thursday morning: