Man shot in the leg in Encinitas

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San Diego County Sheriff’s Department

and last updated on 2022-11-12 09:57:07-05

ENCINITAS (CNS) – A 30-year-old man was shot in the leg and the shooter is at large in Encinitas Saturday.

Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s North Shore Station were called at 9:45 p.m. Friday to a Santa Fe liquor store in the 500 block of Santa Fe Drive where the victim called for help after being shot, Lt. Christopher Lawrence said.

EMS from the Encinitas Fire Department arrived and treated the victim at the scene.

A witness told deputies the victim was possibly in a physical altercation with another man before the shooting, Lawrence said.

The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.

The suspect is described as about 5 feet 6 inches tall and was wearing a dark hooded jacket and black pants.

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