REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) - A 24-year-old man was in critical condition Wednesday morning after suffering an apparent gunshot wound to the head in unincorporated San Mateo County near Redwood City, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to a home in the 300 block of San Carlos Avenue around 2:30 a.m. this morning. Deputies found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, according to sheriff's officials.

The man received treatment at the scene by emergency medical personnel and then was taken to Stanford Hospital. He was listed in critical condition, according to the sheriff's office.

Anyone who has information about the shooting was asked to call the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office at (650) 363-4911 or an anonymous tip line at (800) 547-2700.

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