2 Men In Golden Hill Park Wounded In Shooting

SAN DIEGO, CA — Two men sitting at a Golden Hill park with a group of men were shot and wounded in a gunfight, the San Diego Police Department said Thursday.

The shootout happened at 8:33 p.m. Wednesday in the 2600 block of Russ Boulevard when a white sedan pulled up near the north curb line and fired multiple rounds at a group of men sitting on a park bench, SDPD Officer John Buttle said. Two or three of the men in the park returned fire.

About 20 casings of three different calibers were located, the officer said.

Two of the men in the park were shot in the legs and went to a hospital.

SDPD gang detectives are handling the investigation.

— City News Service