A shooting on an Escondido roadside Tuesday left a man gravely wounded, police said.
An assailant who appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s opened fire on the victim for unknown reasons about 1:15 p.m. on Gamble Street, near East El Norte Parkway, then ran off with a male companion, according to police.
The victim was hospitalized in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, Escondido police Lt. Eric Skaja said.
Witnesses described the shooter as a light-skinned Latino with shoulder-length hair. He and his cohort were dressed in dark clothing.
— City News Service