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Shooting near Otay Mesa Rec Center leaves 1 dead, police searching for gunman

The shooting happened just before dusk in a parking lot near the recreation center on Friday.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego police responded Friday evening to a shooting reported in Otay Mesa shortly after 7 p.m.

According to San Diego Police, the shooting was in the area of Beyer Boulevard and Coronado Avenue, near Montgomery-Waller Recreation Center in Otay Mesa.

One 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, prompting a homicide investigation. Police confirmed that a second 19 year old male was shot and taken to the hospital. A third person was taken to the hospital with other injuries.

The shooting happened before dark in a parking lot. Video shot from the scene by OnScene.TV show a man, on the ground just outside of the driver side door of a black sedan.

During an update Friday night, police said that based on their initial investigation, the victim showed up at the park with a few other people. There was some interaction or argument between the group and another group that was already at the park when shots were fired.

There's currently no description of a suspect available to the public.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting is urged to call the San Diego Police Department Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293.

Callers who choose to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 888- 850-8477.

Credit: OnScene.TV

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