1 Slain, 1 Hurt in Argument
Two men were shot, one fatally, when they turned their guns on each other during a dispute in a San Ysidro apartment complex, San Diego police said.
Alfonso Hernandez, 55, was pronounced dead about 12:30 a.m. Saturday at UC San Diego Medical Center. Police said he suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the hands and chest.
The second man, identified as Jose Luis Martinez, 23, was in serious but stable condition Saturday at Mercy Hospital, police said.
Witnesses told police that the two men, described as residents of the Rancho Las Palmas Apartments in the 200 block of San Ysidro Boulevard, began arguing in an inner walkway of the complex about 11:45 p.m. Friday.
According to witnesses, both men fired handguns. Hernandez fell, mortally wounded, to the walkway, police said, while Martinez ran to a nearby landing, where he collapsed after being shot once in the back.
Police found two handguns at the scene. They were still seeking a motive for the shootings.
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