By Kim Minugh and Chelsea Phua
kiminugh@sacbee.com
Roseville police have released a more detailed description of a man suspected of shooting another man in strip mall parking lot Wednesday night.
The shooter was described to police as a Hispanic man of an unknown age, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, according to Roseville police. He was wearing a dark-colored, possibly red or dark-orange hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
Authorities said the victim, a man in his 50s, was taken to Sutter Roseville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sgt. Jason Bosworth told The Bee on Wednesday night that the man may have been an employee at a weight-loss clinic at a shopping center at Sunrise Avenue and Cirby Way. He was leaving the clinic shortly before 7:45 p.m. when another man confronted him.
Bosworth said the men briefly exchanged words before the shooter fired twice at the victim, hitting him in the mid-torso. Witnesses told police the gunman ran toward Sunrise Avenue.
The victim went into a nearby TV repair store to ask for help.
Roseville police, with assistance from Sacramento and Citrus Heights police officers, cordoned off the area for about 40 minutes to look for the suspect but did not find him.
Detectives do not yet know whether the suspect and victim knew each other, nor have they determined a motive.
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