CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) – Two people were detained in connection with a shooting at Chula Vista’s Harborside Park on Friday morning that injured two people.
Chula Vista Police said officers were called to the park on 670 Oxford Street just before 6:45 a.m. in response to a shooting.
Officers arrived to find two people with gunshot wounds to their lower legs that appeared to be non-life threatening. Both victims were taken to the hospital for treatment.
A witness said about six gunshots rang out at around 6 a.m. The witness noted that a group of men came to the park the day before and threatened several people at the park with a shooting.
The witness described one of the victims as a young African-American male; according to the witness, the shooters were two male teens.
The witness believes the shooting was gang-related.
CVPD officials told ABC 10News that two people matching the description of the pair linked to the park shooting were spotted by San Diego Police officers at a nearby trolley station and detained for questioning.
No other details on the incident and investigation were immediately available.
