Police continued to search Sunday for two teen suspects in a man’s death after arresting a boy, 14, following a standoff near the Oceanside shopping plaza where the shooting occurred.
Officers responding to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon found the victim in a shopping center in the 600 block of N. Redondo Drive at 4:36 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oceanside Police Department.
They searched the area and located someone who matched the description of the shooter at a residence nearby. A SWAT unit and Crisis Negotiation Team worked to bring the suspect into custody, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department air support aided in the search.
The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, but is from Oceanside, was booked into East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility.
The victim had reportedly got into an altercation with three young males in the parking lot when one of them pulled out a firearm and shot him, police said. The shooter then allegedly began chasing the victim, and shot him again in the upper body.
All three male suspects fled the parking lot. Arriving officers found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds.
The man, 29, who is from Oceanside, died from his injuries at the scene. Police withheld his identity pending family notification.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Oceanside police at (760) 435-4900.
– City News Service contributed to this report.
Updated 4:20 p.m. Sept. 10, 2023
