OTAY MESA: A man was critically injured Saturday night after he was shot in the head during an argument outside an apartment complex.
The shooting occurred about 7:45 p.m. in a parking lot near Del Sol Boulevard and Del Sol Lane.
Police said two men were waiting for a friend in the parking lot when two other men struck up a conversation. An argument ensued and one of the men fired at least one shot at the victim.
The victim's name has not been released pending notification of his family. Police described the suspect as Latino, in his mid-20s with a shaved head and tattoo on the right side of his neck. He is about 5-foot-9 and weighs about 125 pounds. He was wearing a blue San Diego Padres jersey.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (619) 531-2276.
– C.G.
Gunman takes about $100 from pizza restaurant
OTAY MESA: A robber with a gun stole about $100 from a pizza shop Saturday night.
The robbery occurred about 7:20 p.m. at a Pizza Hut near Picador and Del Sol boulevards.
Police described the suspect as a 5-foot-9 Latino in his 20s who weighs about 125 pounds. He had a mustache and wore a white shirt.
– C.G.
Man slashed with knife in dispute over boots
OTAY MESA: A dispute over a pair of boots led to a knife-slashing at trolley station on Iris Avenue about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
A man and his friend were sitting at the station with a box of Timberland boots. Police said another man walked up, reached for the boots and slashed one of the men twice with a knife.
Police arrested the suspect a few blocks away.
– C.G
2 arrested after holdup, high-speed freeway chase
CARLSBAD: A man and woman from Chula Vista were arrested yesterday afternoon after leading police on a freeway chase where speeds reached 100 mph after an armed robbery of a motel.
The incident began shortly after 2 p.m. when a desk clerk at the Super 8 Motel on Pio Pico Drive reported a robbery to Carlsbad police. The clerk said a man asked the price of a room, then drew a handgun and demanded money.
Police said the man fled with an undetermined amount of cash in a blue Honda. A Carlsbad officer attempted to stop the car on Pio Pico, but the driver sped off.
As officers chased the car from Pio Pico to Carlsbad Village Drive and onto southbound Interstate 5, a passenger tossed a handgun out the window, police said.
Officers said they stopped the car on Interstate 5 just south of Via de la Valle in Del Mar. The driver was arrested and booked into the Vista Detention Facility; a passenger was taken to Las Colinas jail in Santee. No one was injured during the robbery or chase, police said.
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Man killed in accident identified as 18-year-old
CHULA VISTA: Authorities have identified the victim of a two-car accident on Olympic Parkway near Eastlake Parkway.
Jorge Johan Aviles, 18, was killed when a silver Daewoo traveling east on Olympic Parkway lost control and hit the median about 5:40 p.m. Saturday. The car went airborne and struck a black Mercedes E320 traveling west on Olympic.
Aviles was a passenger in the left rear seat of the Daewoo. Three others in the vehicle were taken to a hospital as well as four people in the Mercedes. One other passenger from the Daewoo was in serious condition.
– C.G.
Staff writers Craig Gustafson and Mark Sauer contributed to this report.
