A 25-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday in Oceanside in what may have been a gang-related attack, police said.
The shooting occurred in the area of 1400 Olive St. around 8 p.m., Oceanside police Lt. Aaron Doyle said, adding the victim was shot at least once. Paramedics rushed the wounded man to an area hospital, where he died a short time later.
“A follow up investigation conducted at the scene by officers and investigators revealed the homicide may be gang-related, but solid evidence has not been established to positively indicate a motive,” Doyle said in a statement.
A 9-year-old boy told KGTV 10News that he and his mother were in a laundromat across the street from where the man was shot when they heard gunshots.
“We heard, like more than eight bullets, and he was down on the floor with blood all over, and his brother, he took his shirt off and he was, like, saying bad words to the police,” the boy said. “He was angry because the ambulance didn’t come fast enough.”
Mother and son knew the victim, who they said lived in the neighborhood, which is a known gang area. Police withheld the victim’s name pending family notification.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call Oceanside police Detective Mark LaVake at (760) 435-4872.
— City News Service
