Authorities Wednesday publicly identified a 42-year-old man who was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant last weekend while behind the wheel of a car in La Mesa.
Patrol officers responding to a report of gunfire in the 7100 block of Waite Drive at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday found Roderick Stroman of San Diego mortally wounded in a parked sedan with a shattered driver’s side window, according to the La Mesa Police Department.
Stroman died at the scene.
Detectives have determined that a person in a dark-colored hooded jacket shot the victim, then fled to the east in a dark-colored four-door car, LMPD Lt. Katy Lynch said.
“Investigators believe the (shooter) in this case specifically targeted Mr. Stroman, although their exact relationship and what led to Mr. Stroman being targeted remains under investigation,” Lynch said Wednesday.
–City News Service
