Man Found Shot in Neck in Otay Mesa Neighborhood

Man Found Shot in Neck in Otay Mesa Neighborhood
Neighborhood at the 1700 block of Cactus Road in San Diego. (Screenshot via Google Street View)
City News Service
3/4/2023
Updated:
3/4/2023
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SAN DIEGO—A 27-year-old man was seriously wounded March 4 when he was shot in the neck in the Otay Mesa neighborhood, police said.

San Diego Police Department officers responded at 6:07 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of Cactus Road to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, Officer David O'Brien said.

The victim was found lying in the street suffering from a single gunshot wound to the neck and was rushed to a hospital in serious condition, the officer said.

He was uncooperative with officers and refused to provide a statement regarding the incident, O'Brien said.

No witnesses were located and the suspect was being sought by police.

The department’s Southern Division officers were investigating the shooting.