SAN DIEGO – An 18-year-old man was shot from behind several times as he walked through the Mountain View neighborhood last night, police said.

The man was on South 38th Street when a gunman in a gray shirt or jacket walked up behind him and opened fire. The victim ran to a nearby house on Ocean View Boulevard for help about 7:40 p.m., San Diego police Sgt. Bob Dare said.

Dare said the victim was hospitalized with wounds to his arms and back. He was expected to survive. The gunman escaped in a black sport utility vehicle.