Crime & Safety
Authorities Release Identity of Teen Found in a Pool of Blood
San Diego County Sheriff's officials released the name of a teenage boy found slain on a Vista street.
VISTA, CA - Authorities released the name Friday of a teenage boy found slain on a Vista street.
Passers-by spotted the body of 17-year-old Luis Canseco in a pool of blood on the roadway in the 400 block of Smilax Road about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Nelson said.
The county Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death a homicide. Officials have withheld how the teen died, though witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area just prior to the discovery of the body.
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Nelson told reporters the killing may have been gang-related.
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