Skate boarders knock out canine coach with their boards at San Diego park: police

A pair of skate boarders knocked a person unconscious with their boards and hurled transphobic slurs at him after he walked right into a San Diego park with a consumer’s canine, in response to police.

The sufferer, a canine coach who solely gave his title as Jay, was attacked at Balboa Park whereas it was filled with over 100 skaters on June 21 — often known as Go Skateboarding Day, police told NBC San Diego.

“One of many skate boarders advised the sufferer and his pal to go away the park as a result of it was the skate boarders’ day to be there,” San Diego Police Officer Mark Herring stated. “The sufferer and his pal refused.”

Jay advised the outlet that he was simply “form of attempting to defend myself.”

“There’s a complete park right here,” he stated. We will share this house.”

Some within the group first tried to intimidate the pair by skating near them and the canine, cops stated. Once they tried to get away, a number of skate boarders adopted them.

Two of them bashed Jay on the pinnacle with their boards, knocking him out, police stated.

“I attempted to shove my means out,” Jay stated. “After that they smacked me over the again of my head with a skateboard. It was a free-for-all.”

Jay, who’s transitioning to a person, stated that whereas his gender didn’t provoke the assault, the skaters seen and began utilizing slurs and should have sexually assaulted him.

“They have been utilizing transgender slurs,” Jay stated. “I used to be inappropriately touched a number of occasions throughout that point span after I was attacked. I did get away after biting and scratching and doing the very best I may.”

Park rangers instantly responded, however the two suspects fled earlier than police arrived, Herring advised the outlet.

Jay was taken to the hospital and wanted staples in his head to shut the gash, he stated. His pal and the canine weren’t injured.

Police stated they’re searching for an 18-year-old male with a medium construct, curly blond and brown hair, a nostril ring and a big clean tattoo on his left hand and one other male roughly the identical age and construct with curly blond hair.

Because the assault, Jay stated he and his enterprise have been threatened and is terrified of retaliation. He advised the outlet he’s afraid to go away his dwelling and put on clothes promoting his canine coaching enterprise.

“I truthfully need to know that I’m not going to be focused,” he stated. “I need to know my purchasers aren’t going to be focused or anybody else.”