The San Diego man is accused in three separate gel pellet shootings on six victims along University Avenue during a half-hour stretch the night of Sept. 7.
A 19-year-old man accused of carrying out a string of pellet gun shootings targeting the LGBTQ+ community in Hillcrest pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Friday to battery charges and hate-crime allegations.
Earlier this week, San Diego police sought the public’s help in identifying the suspects in a series of gel pellet shootings in Hillcrest, the last of which ended at around 2 a.m. Sunday in the area of 10th and University avenues. The suspect vehicle in those incidents was described as a light-colored minivan.
Owen said Saturday night’s first attack happened when someone fired on a group of friends standing outside the Burger Lounge restaurant. Three people were struck in the arms and legs, she said. The prosecutor said witness descriptions helped identify the car involved and police learned it belonged to the 19-year-old suspect. Investigators searched the car and found an “Xshot gel blaster” in the backseat, along with “hundreds” of gel pellets, according to Owen.
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