Bryan Robert Hugo, 71, was found with at least one gunshot wound near State Route 78 at the Sycamore Avenue exit on the evening of March 29, 2024. He was pronounced dead shortly before 9:00 p.m. after being discovered around 8:00 p.m.

A California Highway Patrol officer saw a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting flee eastbound on SR-78. A pursuit ended in San Marcos, where two people were detained: 19-year-old Joseph Freddy Cedillo of Escondido, arrested on suspicion of murder, and 18-year-old Jamal Alexander Solis of Santee, arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact. Preliminary investigation indicates a possible traffic-related altercation between Hugo’s vehicle and the suspects’ vehicle before the shooting, and the suspects’ vehicle reportedly struck multiple cars as they fled on Sycamore Avenue.

Authorities say there are no outstanding suspects or known threats to the community and the motive remains under investigation. Anyone with information or who may have been a hit-and-run victim in the area that evening is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department at (858) 565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

Did anyone in the community see or record the vehicles involved around SR-78 and Sycamore Avenue that night?