Authorities ID 19-year-old killed in Vista shooting

VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Authorities have identified the victim that died after a shooting in Vista over the weekend , when four men arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, four men — ages 19, 17, 18, and 16 — arrived at Palomar Hospital shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday with gunshot wounds.

One of the victims, identified Tuesday as 19-year-old Antonio Junior Calderon Mendiola, died at the hospital due to his injuries. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled his death a homicide due to a gunshot wound.

The sheriff’s department reports the Sheriff’s Communications Center received a 911 call from a cell phone near Civic Center Drive in Vista around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, just before five men arrived at Palomar Hospital, four of them suffering from gunshot wounds.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the 17-year-old and 18-year-old victims are still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to the sheriff’s department, while the 16-year-old victim is still in the hospital in stable condition.

Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are working to determine a possible motive. The investigation is ongoing.

Officials say no suspect has been identified at this time.

The San Diego Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with more information to call the Homicide Unit at 858-285-6330/after hours at 858-565-5200. You can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

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