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Two suspects arrested for 2007 shooting

Posted by Christina on Mar 02 2010 | shootings

Two suspects have been matched to names and one has been taken into custody for the murder of a man who was walking his girlfriend to his car in the Encanto neighborhood over two years ago, police reported Monday. 

A man in an SUV took out a gun and fired it at 20-year-old Stephen Cleveland on June 9, 2007, outside his grandmother’s house located on South 65th Street near Cielo Drive, San Diego homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney reported. Cleveland and his girlfriend were leaving a dinner at his grandmother’s home when the murder took place. 

Police stated that the the driver of the SUV drove up to the side of Cleveland, said something to him and then fired the gun at him multiple times. Cleveland limped and struggled to cross the street, fell down in a driveway and passed away about an hour after. 

Maurice Tucker, 21, was taken into custody around 3:50 p.m. as he traveled on Imperial Avenue near 62nd Street, Rooney stated. He was transported  to police headquarters and was supposed to be held at the County Jail this evening on suspicion of murder, the lieutenant stated. Another suspect in the shooting is in jail on separate charges for a different incident and is also to be charged with murder in the death of Cleveland. 

Rooney refused to say the name of the second suspect and did not give details as to how authorities found the suspects.

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Shooting victim passes away

Posted by Christina on Feb 27 2010 | shootings

San Diego Homicide detectives are currently looking into a shooting in which a man was killed on Saturday morning. 

Police received a report to come to Plumbago Lane in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood around 6:07 a.m. when a caller said there was a hurt man on the sidewalk. They discovered the man had been hit with a bullet and was seriously injured. They carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the man until paramedics arrived. The man passed away at the scene. 

The victim has been recognized but his name has not been released and will not be until his family is told of the tragedy. 

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the homicide unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

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Man opens fire at recreation center

Posted by Christina on Feb 27 2010 | shootings

An armed man opened fire in front of a recreation center in Linda Vista Friday night and one person was hit, police reported. 

The shooting was called in around 7:27 p.m. on Ulric Street near Orr Street, stated San Diego police Officer David Stafford.

Stafford added that the shooter exited a car, headed towards the recreation center, shot a couple bullets at the center and then took off running. 

A woman arrived later at Sharp Memorial Hospital and was believed to have been struck in the shooting, he reported. More information regarding her condition and recovery were not released. 

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Gunshots go off in El Cajon

Posted by Christina on Feb 26 2010 | shootings

Guns went off Thursday afternoon in a residential neighborhood when a fight broke out between two groups of people. No one was struck by the bullets, police reported. 

The dispute was called in around 4:30 p.m. on W. Park Avenue near N. Magnolia Avenue, stated El Cajon police Lt. Ron Smithson.

One individual in one of the groups took out a gun and began firing shots at a 32-year-old El Cajon man who was a part of the other group, Smithson stated. Officers searched the area and discovered shell casings. 

Two men took off speeding in a white pickup truck, Smithson informed.

Officers were working to find out what the motives and events leading up to the shooting were.

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Man shot in knee and fails to cooperate with officials

Posted by Christina on Feb 24 2010 | shootings

A man who was shot in the knee Tuesday afternoon is said to be healing at a hospital and is supposed to live,  the Sheriff’s Department reported. 

Witnesses called officials stating that they had heard about four or five gunshots fire by the intersection of Ninth Street and B Street around 1:50 p.m., the Sheriff’s Department stated. Deputies came across a man limping and bleeding from a knee injury in front of a home close by, the Sheriff’s Department said. The man did not get along well with officials. 

Witnesses said they saw a champagne-colored Toyota Tundra pickup and a dark sedan quickly drive away from the location right after the shooting, the Sheriff’s Department reported. The shooter has not been found yet. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department at (858) 565-5200.

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Man suffers bullet wound in stomach in shooting

Posted by Christina on Feb 23 2010 | shootings

 

 A 25-year-old man involved in a shooting Monday night suffered a bullet wound in his stomach and was transported to the hospital for treatment. According to police he is to fully recover.

The shooting took place around 8:25 p.m. close to the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Lise Avenue in the Chollas View neighborhood, police reported. Officers arrived at the scene and searched the area to find shell casings, but no one who was shot, police stated. The unknown man later appeared at the hospital asking for assistance. 

Details regarding the shooter’s appearance was not given right away. Officers are trying to find out the reasoning behind the shooting and what events led up to it.  

 

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Man shot multiple times in Lincoln Park

Posted by Christina on Feb 11 2010 | shootings

Police are currently looking into a shooting in Lincoln Park that resulted in the injury of a 35-year-old man. 

Officers were dispatched to the scene on Ocean View Boulevard near South Willie James Jones Avenue around 10:15 p.m. after they received a call about gunshots and went to discover a man was sitting on the sidewalk with multiple gunshots in his behind and calf, police reported.  

He was expected to survive his injuries. 

Police reported a black SUV was spotted taking off from the location. No more information regarding the shooting were given.

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Boy shot in the jaw, shooter not found

Posted by Christina on Feb 10 2010 | shootings

 Police are currently looking into a shooting that occurred in City Heights in which a 16-year-old boy was shot in the face.  

The shooting was called in at 1:34 p.m. on 49th Street by Trojan Avenue, stated police spokesman Gary Hassen. A witness said that they heard a gun fire twice. 

As a result of the shooting, the three elementary schools in the location— Euclid Elementary, Fay Elementary and Ibarra Elementary — went on lockdown for under an hour just to be safe as police searched for the shooter. No one was arrested. 

Hassen reported that the boy had a bullet wound in the jaw but was expected to recover soon.

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Man opens fire on group of men

Posted by Christina on Feb 06 2010 | shootings

Police took a man into custody under suspicion of shooting at a group of men in Mountain View Wednesday night.

The victims, who were not struck by the bullets, were hanging around in a courtyard on National Avenue near South 38th Street around 11 p.m. when a man walked into the middle of the street and started making gang threats and provoking a fight, San Diego police reported. 

He then pulled out a handgun and starting shooting at the men. He fired three times, police stated.  

He took off running but was later intercepted and taken into custody under accusations of assault with a deadly weapon, police stated.

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Man shot in head and chest, gunman escapes

Posted by Christina on Nov 24 2009 | shootings

Police are looking into a shooting that occurred around 9 p.m. last night on 47th Street near Hartley Street in the Chollas View neighborhood.

Witnesses reported hearing gunshots go off and then discovered a young man flat on the ground in the middle of the road with bullet wounds in his head and chest, reported San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros. The shooter got away. 

The victim, whose age is yet to be determined, was conscious when paramedics arrived and was transported to a hospital, Delimitros stated. His physical status was not given last night. 

Gang detectives working with other units to solve the incident.

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