A bouncer at a La Mesa bar and pool hall was shot during an early morning fight Sunday in the parking lot, and the gunman escaped, according to police.
Officers responded at 1:35 a.m. to Jolt’n Joe’s, at the 8000 block of La Mesa Blvd., after receiving several 911 calls about gunfire in the parking lot. Several fights had broken out inside before spilling outside, according to Lt. Chad Bell.
“During a fight outside, an unknown Hispanic male began shooting a handgun toward the front of the bar, hitting several vehicles and injuring one of the bar’s security guards,” Bell said. “The security guard suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his upper thigh and was transported to a local hospital.”
The suspect was described as a Hispanic male with a bald or shaved head, wearing a white polo style shirt.
Police asked witnesses to call them at (619) 667-1400.
— City News Service
