A 35-year-old man who was shot to death over the weekend just steps from the Ocean Beach Pier has been identified by San Diego police.

The shooting happened just after midnight Saturday in the 5000 block of Niagara Avenue, according to police, who arrived to find Ismael Ramirez, a San Diego resident, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

On Saturday, investigators announced that they were searching for a group of people who may be connected with the deadly shooting.

At least two men and two women, all between the ages of 25-30, were hanging out in the area of the pier parking lot for a period of time before walking south to the 5100 block of Narragansett Avenue, according to police.

After the shots, the group returned to the pier parking lot, got in

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