Driver Shot and Killed in Escondido
ESCONDIDO —
A 23-year-old San Marcos man was shot and killed in Escondido Saturday afternoon, police reported.
The San Diego County coroner’s office identified the victim as Martin Rocha. No other information about the victim was available.
An Esconido police statement, citing witness accounts, reported that the victim was shot by a man whose vehicle cut off Rocha’s vehicle on Lincoln Avenue, just west of Rock Springs Road. Rocha was shot at least once in the chest at about 5:35 p.m., authorities said.
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