31-year-old Pauma Valley man shot to death identified

PAUMA VALLEY - The 31-year-old Pauma Valley man who was shot to death in front of a local taco shop was identified today by San Diego County Sheriff's homicide detectives.

Raymond Esparza was gunned down at 9:41 p.m. Friday in front of Jilberto's at 17128 state Route 76, according to sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Nelson.

Arriving deputies found a man with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the parking lot, Nelson said.

"The San Diego County Medical Examiner's office has completed the autopsy related to this investigation.'' Nelson said. "The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound and the ma...