A National City Police cruiser. (File photo courtesy of OnScene.TV)
The suspect remained at large Saturday in the shooting of a teen boy at Kimball Park in National City, police said.
Officers responded to reports of shots fired at the park shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday, according to a news release by the National City Police Department.
They learned that following an altercation between a group of young males, a 17-year-old boy had been shot and the suspect had fled the scene.
The victim’s wound is considered life-threatening. He was transported to a local trauma unit.
Detectives continue to investigate. The department’s Investigations Division is asking that anyone with information about the shooting call the NCPD non-emergency number, 619-336-4411.
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