A dispute over noise from a loud party escalated into a violent attack in Chula Vista’s Casalago Eastlake neighborhood, leaving two men injured, one of them stabbed, and six people arrested.<\/p>\n
The attack, which was captured on multiple security cameras, happened after a neighbor asked people at a nearby townhome to keep the noise down, according to neighbors. Chula Vista police confirmed the group was having a loud party.<\/p>\n
Security footage appears to show a group of six men and three women beating and kicking a man who lived next to the townhome where the group had gathered. Neighbors watching from a second-floor residence screamed for the attackers to stop.<\/p>\n
Josh Davila, who witnessed the assault, said he stepped in to help the injured man when he realized how badly he had been hurt.<\/p>\n
\u201che had blood everywhere so I knew he was f—-d up but no one was helping him,” Davila said.<\/p>\n
Davila attempted to restrain one of the alleged attackers with a chokehold but was also beaten and kicked during the confrontation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got kicked in the head a bunch of times, my jaw, and I am bloody everywhere,\u201d Davila said.<\/p>\n
Davila eventually managed to escape as police arrived.<\/p>\n
Neighbors said the first victim suffered broken hands, a concussion, a bloody and bruised face, and a large cut caused by a broken bottle. Security footage showed a woman holding a bottle above her head, and broken glass was later seen scattered on the ground.<\/p>\n
Chula Vista police said the man was being treated at a local hospital. Davila’s injuries were documented, but he declined medical treatment.<\/p>\n
Neighbors say trouble had been building for months<\/p>\n
Paul Martin, a neighbor and contractor for NBC 7 who recorded the confrontation, said residents had experienced problems with the group since they moved into the complex last July.<\/p>\n
Martin said the ongoing disturbances prompted neighbors to install security cameras and file numerous complaints with the complex’s security personnel.<\/p>\n
He also said neighbors were threatened during the confrontation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey started yelling at us, threatening, telling us they are going to beat us that we\u2019re next,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n
Martin said residents had previously warned that the ongoing conflicts could eventually turn deadly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe told them one of these days someone is going to get killed out here then this happens,” he said.<\/p>\n
The suspects live across the street from neighbors who now fear they could become targets of further violence.<\/p>\n
Six arrested, one faces attempted murder charge<\/p>\n
Police arrested six people in connection with the attacks on both men.<\/p>\n
One suspect was charged with attempted murder, while the others were charged with assault with a deadly weapon and criminal conspiracy.<\/p>\n
Security footage captured officers leading the suspects away as neighbors cheered.<\/p>\n
Chula Vista councilman calls for action<\/p>\n
Chula Vista 3rd District Councilman Michael Inzunza organized a community meeting Thursday night with police and sheriff’s deputies to address neighborhood safety concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis type of violence is unacceptable in Chula Vista,” he said.<\/p>\n
Inzunza said landlord-tenant regulations remaining from the COVID-19 pandemic have made it difficult to remove tenants who repeatedly cause disturbances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho I am targeting are irresponsible squatters who are living in a home for six months to a year, throwing parties, and getting in fights with neighbors. That is unacceptable,” he said.<\/p>\n
The arrests brought some relief to residents, but neighbors remain concerned about safety in the Casalago Eastlake community following the violent confrontation.<\/p>\n
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC San Diego. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC San Diego journalist edited the article for publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A dispute over noise from a loud party escalated into a violent attack in Chula Vista’s Casalago Eastlake…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[9974,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-497952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-chula-vista","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}