Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Shot By Unknown Assailant In Oceanside

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Oceanside Police spokeswoman Jennifer Atenza said.

OCEANSIDE, CA — A 27-year-old man was found shot to death early Wednesday in a neighborhood near Ocean's Eleven Casino, authorities reported.

The victim was lying in the roadway in the 200 block of Brooks Street, just east of Interstate 5 and south of Mission Avenue, when a passerby spotted him shortly before 2 a.m., according to the Oceanside Police Department.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, OPD spokeswoman Jennifer Atenza said. His name was withheld pending family notification.

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Police have released no suspect information in the case.

— City News Service

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