Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Victim in Fatal Shooting Identified

The death of the 23-year-old man is being investigated as a homicide.

Updated 8:15 p.m. March 15, 2012

The victim of Wednesday night's fatal shooting has been identified as Avel Michael Jordan Edgar, 23, of Lemon Grove, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Sheriff’s homicide detectives are seeking two men in connection with Edgar’s death in a home on the 8200 block of Mt. Vernon Street. The man died from an apparent gunshot wound, according to authorities, though an official cause of death has not been released.

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Sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of gunfire about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday found Edgar wounded in the residence, said sheriff’s Lt. Larry Nesbit. Paramedics were called to the scene, and Edgar was pronounced dead at 10:10 p.m., according to the medical examiner.

Several people who were at the home when authorities arrived said two men were involved in the assault, according to Nesbit. The shooting suspects were described only as black male adults. No other details were provided.

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Updated at 1 p.m. March 15, 2012

Sheriff’s homicide detectives are seeking two men in connection to a fatal shooting of a man in a Lemon Grove home late Wednesday night.

At about 9:45 last night, sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of gunfire found a man who had suffered an apparent gunshot wound, said sheriff’s Lt. Larry Nesbit. Paramedics were called, and they determined the man was dead.

Several people who were at the home when authorities arrived said two men were involved in the assault, according to Nesbit. The shooting suspects were described only as two black male adults. No other details were provided.

The road on Mt. Vernon Street between Washington and Debco Drive was closed throughout the morning up to about 1 p.m. as detectives investigated the scene. A detour was created for access to Mount Vernon Elementary School.

Detectives from the Lemon Grove Sheriff’s Station, the Sheriff’s homicide detail, the U.S. Border Patrol are investigating the incident.

The victim's name was withheld pending family notification.

—City News Service contributed to this report.


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