Man, 20, dead after car-to-car shooting on March Lane in Stockton

1 dead after shooting on March Lane in Stockton

STOCKTON – An active investigation was still underway hours after a shooting that left a young man dead in Stockton late Tuesday night.

Stockton police said officers responded to the area of March Lane and Pershing Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to investigate reports of a person shot. At the scene, officers found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

Officers started first aid, but medics soon pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Stockton police said they believe an individual in a passing vehicle shot at the victim, who was driving a separate vehicle. The victim and his came to a stop off the roadway against a tree.

Homicide detectives have now taken over the investigation. Exactly what led up to the shooting is unclear.

The name of the man killed has not yet been released. There were no details available on a suspect.

The intersection of March Lane and Pershing Avenue was closed in all directions due to the investigation but has since reopened.

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