On December 11th, 2022, at around 5:45pm, numerous 911 calls were received by the Escondido Police Dispatch Center of gunshots heard in the area of the flood control channel at Hickory St. Officers arrived minutes later and found a Hispanic male suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics arrived and took the victim to Palomar Medical Center. Unfortunately, the male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced
dead at the hospital around 6:45pm. Witnesses told police that they had seen a group of subjects fighting in the flood control channel before hearing gunshots. There is no one in custody at this time, and the suspect(s) is/are still outstanding. The identity of the victim is still unknown.
If you have any information, please contact Detective Michelle Mayfield (760) 839-4926 Follow the Escondido Police Department on social media @EscondidoPolice. To report any suspicious activities in your neighborhood, you may contact the Police Department directly, or you may make an unidentified call on our “Anonymous Tip Line” at 760-743-TIPS (8477) or via our Web site at police.escondido.org.
