CBS San Francisco- A man in his 20s was seriously injured Wednesday during what police and witnesses described as a brazen daytime shooting outside a McDonald’s restaurant in San Jose.
The unidentified victim was shot in the head, “execution-style” in front of a horrified lunchtime crowd at the McDonald’s at 898 S. Bascom Avenue, across from the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
The victim was taken across the street to the hospital for treatment of potentially life-threatening injuries. There was no other immediate information on his condition.
There were bloodstains and a black beanie on the ground where the victim had been shot. Bystanders gathered outside nearby businesses throughout the afternoon to watch the police activity.
As police searched for the shooter during the noon hour, nearby Del Mar High School was briefly locked down as a precaution.
The gunman, who remained on the loose Wednesday evening, was described by police as a Hispanic or white male in his late teens or early 20s with a light complexion.
Police said they had not recovered the firearm used in the shooting and assumed that the suspect was armed and dangerous.
Garcia said it appeared there was not much interaction between the shooter and the victim before the shooter opened fire.
He said the motive was not yet clear and that police were looking into whether the crime was gang-related. He said the area did have its “fair share” of factions of the Norteño and Sureño gangs.
I've got a problem with this story. When you say someone was shot "execution style" it should mean that the person was killed. This guy was shot at "point blank range" which is a totally different thing. "Execution style" means they were actually executed. I mean, do executioners ever fail to get the job done? I don't think so, they're professionals. The term brings to mind a certain level of professionalism that obviously wasn't present in this incident. This is just another case of the media trying to make a story sound bigger than it really is. "Execution style" makes you imagine some sort of criminal underground hit. In reality, these guys were probably just having a mcnugget related arguement that went too far.
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