Crime & Safety
Fatal Gunshot Victim Dropped Off At Sharp Grossmont Hospital
A man was dropped off at the Grossmont Hospital emergency room in La Mesa with a gunshot wound that proved to be fatal, police said.
LA MESA, CA — A man was dropped off at the Grossmont Hospital emergency room with a gunshot wound that proved to be fatal, and police Thursday were investigating the shooting.
Witnesses reported a dark red Honda sedan dropped off a man with a gunshot wound at the hospital, at 5555 Grossmont Center Drive shortly before 7 p.m., said La Mesa Police Department PIO Lt. Greg Runge.
"The man had a gunshot wound to the upper torso," Runge said. "He was pronounced dead."
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The name of the victim was being withheld for investigative reasons, he said.
— City News Service
