Crime & Safety

'Suspicious​' Death: Woman Fatally Shot In Pacific Beach

Police are calling the incident a "suspicious death" until more information can be found.

Police reported the victim, who was described as 65-year-old Hispanic woman, was taken to a hospital where she died.
Police reported the victim, who was described as 65-year-old Hispanic woman, was taken to a hospital where she died. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — Police Tuesday are investigating the death of a woman in her 60s shot in Pacific Beach.

San Diego Police officers responded to reports of shots fired and found bystanders attempting to help a woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound to her upper body near the beach on Mission Boulevard and Reed Avenue around 12:30 a.m.

Police reported the victim, who was described as 65-year-old Hispanic woman, was taken to a hospital where she died. Her name is being withheld during the investigation.

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No suspects have been identified and the details of the incident were not immediately clear. Police are calling the incident a "suspicious death" until more information can be found.

— City News Service

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