EDITORS NOTE: Feb. 16, 2019, 2:00 PM: This story has been updated with a description of an additional person of interest and with details of the possible getaway car.
KEARNY MESA (NEWS 8) - One person was shot and seriously injured outside a Kearny Mesa restaurant Friday night - sending diners running for cover.
Witnesses told News 8 an altercation took place between two men outside the Min Sok Chon and Korean Bingsoo Cafe restaurants. The altercation began verbally and turned physical when the suspect allegedly took out a weapon and fired at the victim.
According to San Diego police, the weapon was a semi-automatic handgun and the suspect allegedly shot the victim four times, twice in the upper body and twice in the lower body
Witnesses told News 8 they recalled hearing four to five shots. "He [the victim] was responsive. Hopefully he makes it. He got taken off in the ambulance. After that we called our parents to let them know everything was ok," the witness told News 8.
Diners at nearby restaurants ran for cover - some running towards the back of the restaurants and hiding in kitchens.
The victim was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition, according to Sgt. Michael Tansey of the San Diego Police Department.
The suspects ran southbound on Convoy Street. The shooter was described as an Asian man in his late 20s, 5 feet 6 inches tall with a thin to medium build, Tansey said. He was wearing a black ski cap, black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black slippers.
Police are looking for another person of interest who was described as an Asian male who was wearing a white hoodie.
The two were seen getting into a white Acura that is possibly missing its front license plate.
SDPD Gang detectives are investigating.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident was asked to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
