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San Diego Police identify woman killed in Mission Valley mall parking lot

The victims, both in their 20s, were found in a car parked across from Macy's Department Store in Westfield Mission Valley Mall on Camino Del Rio North around 1:30 a.m.
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The victims, both in their 20s, were found in a car parked across from Macy's Department Store in Westfield Mission Valley Mall on Camino Del Rio North around 1:30 a.m.

A woman shot to death and a man critically wounded at a shopping mall in Mission Valley on Christmas Eve were identified Wednesday.

Ilona Flint, 22, died of a head wound, and Salvatore Belvedere, also 22, was hospitalized in critical condition with head and body wounds suffered in the 1:30 a.m. shooting at Macy's at the Westfield Mission Valley Mall.

Flint apparently made the 911 call to report the shooting.

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Belvedere was hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Scripps Mercy Hospital, but it's unclear if he has been able to speak with police.

The shooting happened near a Christmas tree lot and the Macy's, which was open until 2 a.m. to accommodate Christmas shoppers. Both were found in a black Toyota Camry with Utah license plates, police said.

A possible suspect -- described only as a man up to about 5-feet-11 inches in tan pants -- might have fled in dark gray 2008-2011 Honda, police said.

Anyone with more information was urged to call detectives at (619) 531-2293 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.