Update: Homicide in San Marcos
May 22, 2024 - San Diego County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on May 15, 2024, at about 11:30 p.m., 
Palomar Hospital called the Sheriff's Department to report they had a 17-year-old male in the emergency room with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Deputies arrived on scene a short time later and were told the victim had been transported there by two companions.
Through the initial investigation, detectives learned a group of people were standing in the parking lot of a business center at the 900 block of Los Vallecitos Blvd. in San Marcos. While in the parking lot, an unknown vehicle pulled over on Los Vallecitos Blvd., and an unknown suspect got out of the vehicle, pulled out a firearm and fired several rounds towards the group. One of the people in the group, a 17-year-old Hispanic male, was shot in the upper torso. The two companions drove the victim to Palomar Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later. The victim has been positively identified as 17-year-old Isaac Shekhayem of San Marcos.
On May 17, 2024, an autopsy was completed. The preliminary cause of death is a gunshot wound and the manner of death is homicide.
At this stage of the investigation, the motivation and circumstances of the crime are still under investigation. There is no suspect information at this time.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked 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.
Source: San Diego County Sheriff’s Office
