Argument Ends In Deadly Shooting In Burlington Coat Factory Parking Lot In La Mesa

LA MESA, CA – Authorities Friday are seeking two people who were seen running away after a man was shot to death during an argument in a department store parking lot in La Mesa.

A witness told police that a shot was fired during a verbal altercation involving three people outside the Burlington Coat Factory in a shopping center on El Cajon Boulevard near Baltimore Drive around 6:45 p.m. Thursday, then one of them fell to the ground. The two others fled the scene afterward, said La Mesa police Lt. Chad Bell.

Arriving police officers attempted to revive the wounded man, but he died at the scene, Bell said. The victim's name is being withheld pending family notification.

A San Diego County Sheriff's helicopter and police K9s assisted the La Mesa Police Department in a search of the area Thursday evening, but the suspects remain at large as of early Friday.

One of the suspects seen running from the parking lot was described as black, 20 to 25 years old, about 6 feet tall and 160 pounds. He had short hair and was wearing a white collared shirt and black shorts. His companion was black, 18 to 20, about 5 feet 3 and 130 pounds with long hair wrapped in a bun. That person was wearing a dark red shirt and black shorts.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call police at 619-667-1400. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477, or by contacting the agency online at sdcrimestoppers.org.

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City News Service contributed to this report.

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