Incident

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8-05-2020 California Chula Vista 1-1

Location

August 05, 2020

Chula Vista, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Christina Garcia
Age: 23
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Name: Vanesa Gastellu
Age: 31
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Gang involvement

Notes

victim found in a field behind a Smart & Final store; revenge killing for incident #1740842; subject possibly not guilty, defense attorney claims she is being framed by gang members

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/apparent-homicide-in-south-bay-field-investigated/2379571/

URL: https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/police-id-young-woman-found-shot-to-death-in-south-bay-field/

URL: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2023-09-13/chula-vista-gastellu-garcia-opening-statements-trial

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District

Congressional District: 52
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 80