Man shot in leg; police suspect he knew shooter

A man was shot in the leg Sunday near a northwest valley park, police said.

The shooting occurred just before 3 p.m., close to Cameron Community Park on West Smoke Ranch Road and North Torrey Pines Drive, the Metropolitan Police Department said.

The shooter and the man shot probably knew each other, Metro spokesman Lt. Grant Rogers said. The shooter, also a man, might have been owed money or drugs, he said.

The man who was shot was taken to University Medical Center.