CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) – A 20-year-old man accused of shooting two people, killing one of them, Tuesday night at a mobile home park turned himself into the Chula Vista Police Department Wednesday afternoon.
CVPD had sent a SWAT team to the Brentwood Park mobile home community Wednesday morning to search for Kai Espinoza in connection to the shooting, according to the department's press release.
The people inside the home cooperated with law enforcement as officers surrounded the building. Officers were allowed inside, and they determined Espinoza was not home as they searched for and collected more evidence.
CVPD worked with regional law enforcement partners to search for Espinoza. By 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Espinoza went to the Chula Vista Police Department to surrender, and he was promptly arrested, the release states.
The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Brentwood Park, located at 1100 Industrial Boulevard. Police say a 21-year-old man died in the shooting, while a 17-year-old boy survived. CVPD's latest release states the 17-year-old is stable.
Police found the two young men suffering from gunshot wounds inside a white Jeep nearby the intersection of Broadway and Palomar Street shortly after the shooting.
CVPD is actively investigating the case. The names of the victims are being withheld until next of kin are notified.
Below, you'll find ABC 10News' earlier report on the SWAT response to the mobile home park.
Police on Wednesday morning searched a Chula Vista mobile home as part of an investigation into a shooting that left one person dead.
Chula Vista Police said officers converged on the Brentwood Mobile Home Park in the 1100 block of Industrial Boulevard in the early morning hours after a shooting was reported in the area less than 10 hours earlier.
CVPD Sgt. Anthony Molina laid out the timeline of events, telling ABC 10News the department initially received reports of shots fired at the mobile home park and a white Jeep leaving the area just after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A short time after the gunfire reports, the two occupants of the Jeep flagged down police at the intersection of Broadway and Palomar Street, and officers confirmed the occupants -- a 21-year-old male and 17-year-old male -- were shot.
Molina said both were taken to the hospital where one of the victims died. The other victim was listed in stable condition.
According to Molina, police officers and a SWAT unit converged on a home at the mobile home park due to its possible connection to the shooting.
During the early morning law enforcement activity, several people came out of the home and SWAT officers entered the premises to conduct a search.
No one was taken into custody as of 10 a.m. and police did not say what officers found in the home.
Molina told ABC 10News that investigators believe the Tuesday night shooting was a “targeted” incident.
While the investigation is considered active, Molina noted that there was no immediate threat to the public.
