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Multiple transients assaulted outside Horton Plaza

Posted at 8:07 AM, Jun 21, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-21 16:31:16-04
SAN DIEGO -- At least a half-dozen transients were assaulted early Tuesday while sleeping in the vicinity of the Westfield Horton Plaza mall.
  
The attacks took place within a four-block radius around 1:45 a.m., San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros said. The victims were all struck in the head with an unknown object and suffered lacerations.
  
Police said a woman seen riding a mountain bike and a man were considered suspects. The man was described as Hispanic, in his 20s, and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a black beanie.