CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A 23-year-old man was killed and his male companion briefly kidnapped from an Eastlake condominium complex, police said Friday.

Joel Fonseca Jr. was shot to death at the Villa Martinique condo complex in the Eastlake neighborhood of Chula Vista shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, said Chula Vista police spokesman Bernard Gonzales. Fonseca was found lying next to a Mercedes Benz sedan that had all four doors open and headlights turned on, police said.

His male companion, who was not identified, told police they were confronted in the complex's parking lot by three masked men, Gonzales said.

Fonseca was shot and the companion grabbed and placed inside a white Astrovan with an unidentified logo on the driver's side door, Gonzales said.

The suspects drove for about a mile before letting the companion go, Gonzales said. He was not injured and ran back to the complex, where police had already responded to a security guard and a neighbor's report of gunshots fired.

A motive for the murder and kidnapping was not known, Gonzales said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Chula Vista Police Department at 619-691-5151.