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1 dead, multiple victims wounded in San Diego mass shooting

Posted at 5:25 AM, May 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-01 16:38:41-04

A female victim attending a birthday party at a San Diego apartment complex has died in a shooting rampage.

The gunman has been identified as Peter Selis, 49, police said. San Diego Police Department officers shot and killed Selis after he fired at police, police said. The complex is located near the University of California San Diego campus. 

The unidentified victim was among eight people that were wounded in the mass shooting.  Several more victims are being treated with critical injuries.

Six of the victims are African-American, another victim is Latino, according to SDPD chief Shelley Zimmerman.

At around 6 p.m. local time, San Diego Police Department officers responded to calls of shots fired near a gated pool area at the La Jolla Crossroads complex, according to police chief Shelley Zimmerman.

A motive is unknown at this time.