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Search for Attempted Sex Assault Suspect at 24 Hour Fitness

Police are searching for a man who forced his way into a shower at 24 Hour Fitness and attempted to sexually assault a victim. 

The incident happened at a 24 Hour Fitness at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, when a male suspect forcibly opened a woman's glass shower door at the gym, San Diego Police (SDPD) said. The gym is near Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego's Mountain View neighborhood, just west of Interstate 805 and south of State Route 94. 

The woman tried to hold the door shut, but the suspect managed to step into the shower stall. He motioned for the victim to be quiet, police said. 

The man grabbed the victim's shoulder and stopped her from escaping, police said. 

However, the victim screamed and pushed the suspect away. The man fled before police arrived. 

The suspect is described as a thin, clean-shaven man in his mid 20s, approximately 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches. He weighs between 140 and 150 pounds and had wavy black hair, police said. At the time of the assault, he was wearing black shorts, black flip flops and did not have a shirt on. 

Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspect is asked to call SDPD’s Southeastern Division at (619) 527-3500 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.

No other information was immediately available.

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