La Prensa San Diego is not releasing the name of the witness, but the person has given a statement to Chula Vista Police.

“The man was struggling to breathe and asked for help but the guards continued to hold him down.” “A large security guard was on the man’s back, another was on his midsection, and the third was on his legs,” the witness told La Prensa San Diego. The witness states that the man said he could not breathe and asked for help, but the security guards remained on top of him for several minutes. That’s when three security guards got into a scuffle with the man outside the main entrance to the local casino.Ī witness who walked outside to watch the incident states that three security guards laid on top of the man to subdue him as the suspect struggled. He apparently returned on Monday and was told he could not enter. The 46-year old man, who has not been identified, had an altercation with casino security two days before the incident. The incident took place outside the front entrance of the Seven Mile casino in West Chula Vista around 8:45 pm on Monday, January 17th, after security guards confronted a man who assaulted a casino employee. An eyewitness saw three Chula Vista casino security guards hold a man down for several minutes before the suspect lost consciousness and later died in a case reminiscent of the killing of George Floyd.

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