Oceanside Police investigate fatal shooting near park
Officers with the Oceanside Police Department found a man with a gunshot wound in a canyon near the Ron Ortega Recreation Park in the 400 block of Country Club Lane in Oceanside around 11:15 a.m. Saturday after receiving 911 calls, the police department reports.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving measures from first responders, police report. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
Detectives from the Oceanside Police Department's Crimes of Violence Unit responded and have taken over the homicide investigation.
The Oceanside Police Department is asking anyone with more information to contact Detective Zachary Knox at 760-435-4333.
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