A young man and three teenage girls were jailed Monday on suspicion of attacking a 56-year-old man near Petco Park, leaving him gravely injured, police reported.
Edward Leon Starland was attacked about 2:10 p.m. Sunday near the pedestrian bridge adjacent to Petco Park, San Diego Police Lt. Matt Dobbs said.
Police and paramedics found the victim unresponsive near the bridge, Dobbs said. Starland was taken to a hospital, where he remained on life support as of 9:15 Monday morning, Dobbs said.
Investigators determined the victim got into an argument with a group of teenagers and was knocked to the ground, then beaten, the lieutenant said. When witnesses started yelling at the attackers to stop, they fled east on Imperial Avenue, he said.
Dominick Wells, 19, was booked into San Diego Central Jail shortly before 3:15 a.m. on suspicion of felony battery, according to jail records. He was being held in lieu of $35,000 pending arraignment, scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Three girls, ages 14, 15 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of felony battery. Their names were withheld because they are minors, Dobbs said.
Investigators were working to identify other possible suspects, Dobbs said.
Anyone with information regarding the attack was asked to call the SDPD homicide unit at (619) 531-2293 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
–City News Service