Homicide detectives are investigating after police and paramedics responding to a car crash in Oak Park late Thursday discovered the 25-year-old driver had been shot.
Someone reported the solo car crash at the intersection of 60th and Michael streets shortly before 11 p.m., San Diego police homicide Lt. Steve Shebloski said in a news release Friday.
Authorities arrived to find the car had crashed into a fence and the driver was unresponsive. When they pulled him from the car, they saw he had a gunshot wound to his upper body, Shebloski said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died less than an hour after the call reporting the crash.
The lieutenant said the initial investigation indicates the driver had been shot during an argument with two other men. He drove a short distance before crashing.
The victim has been identified, but his name was withheld until his family could be notified of his death.
Detectives are looking for witnesses, surveillance video and physical evidence as they try to solve the case.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call the Homicide Unit at (619)-531-2293. Anonymous tips can be left by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or online at sdcrimestoppers.org.
