Victim In Fatal South Bay Shooting ID'd

CHULA VISTA, CA — Authorities Thursday identified a man who was fatally shot last weekend in a South Bay commercial district by an assailant who remains unidentified and at large.

Patrol officers responding to reports of gunfire shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday found 32-year-old Noah Copeland lying mortally wounded in the 300 block of Moss Street in Chula Vista, according to police.

Paramedics took Copeland to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Lt. Dan Peak said.

No suspects or motive in the case have been identified.

"Currently the motive for the shooting remains unclear," the lieutenant said Thursday afternoon

— City News Service