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Sheriff’s Department crime scene tape. Photo via @RSO X

A shooting in Lakeside left a 24-year-old man wounded early Monday.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said that deputies responding to a report of gunfire shortly after midnight found the victim in the 12000 block of Woodside Avenue in Lakeside, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Paramedics took the man to a hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition.

Investigators said they believe the shooting took place in a restaurant parking lot near where deputies found the victim.

The motive for the shooting and the assailant’s identity remained unknown as of Monday afternoon.

City News Service contributed to this report.