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A San Diego Sheriff’s cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

A 26-year-old man was found lying on a Lakeside street, critically wounded from a gunshot on Tuesday afternoon.

San Diego County Sheriff‘s deputies were called at approximately 3:10 p.m. to the 9700 block of Cactus Street after a report of shots fired.

Lt. Joseph Jarjura said deputies found Michael Anthony Johnson lying in the street suffering from a gunshot wound.

Lakeside Fire Protection District paramedics were called to the scene to render aid to the victim, but Johnson was pronounced dead at 3:25 p.m., Jarjura said.

There is no immediate information about a possible suspect in the fatal shooting.

Anyone with information was asked to call the department’s homicide unit at 858-285-6330 or after hours at 858-565-5200. Anonymous callers can contact San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

City News Service contributed to this article.

Chris Jennewein is Editor & Publisher of Times of San Diego.