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Police search for gunmen in Chula Vista

Posted at 6:25 AM, May 30, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-30 13:05:36-04
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Two men have been detained after police responded to reports of suspected gunmen in a Chula Vista neighborhood Monday morning. 
 
Sometime before 5:50 a.m., Chula Vista police responded to reports of two men carrying shotguns in the area of E Street and Broadway. One of the suspects may have pointed a gun at a security guard, police said. 
 
Responding officers immediately detained one man and searched for a second. They shut down the intersection and had K-9 units and officers scouring the neighborhood. Sometime after 6:15 a.m., a second man was detained. There were no injuries. 
 
The exact circumstances of the incident were not confirmed. Police did not disclose if the two detained men would face charges. No names were released.