A 19-year-old man who died after he and three other people were shot over the weekend in Vista was identified Tuesday as a San Marcos resident.
Antonio Junior Calderon Mendiola died after he and a group of gunshot victims used a cellphone to call 911 around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday from a not-yet-determined location near Civic Center Drive, sheriff’s homicide Lt. Michael Krugh said.
Soon after that, Mendiola showed up at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with three other wounded teens and a fifth person, Krugh said.
Mendiola died at the hospital. According to Krugh, a 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man remain in critical condition as of Tuesday. The fourth victim, a 16-year-old boy, remained hospitalized and was stable.
Krugh said homicide detectives are working to locate the exact crime scene and determine the circumstances around the shooting.
Authorities asked that anyone with information about the incident call the homicide unit at (858) 285-6330 or Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.
