Surveillance video released Monday shows three people running from the scene of a deadly fight in the Gaslamp District.
Eric Galen Hatcher, 29, was found lying in the road at G Street and Fourth Avenue around 2 a.m. Dec. 14. He had suffered serious head trauma and died a few days later.
Authorities are searching for the man they believe threw the fatal punch. He’s described as a light-skinned man between 25 and 30 years old, about 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, wearing a two-tone gray and black hooded blazer, a dark t-shirt, dark pants and white shoes.
They’re also looking for two “persons of interest” seen running in the surveillance footage. One is a light-skinned man between 25 and 30 years old, about 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds in a long-sleeve shirt, a puffy vest, dark pants and dark shoes. The other is a Caucasian woman between 21 and 26, an estimated 5-foot-5 and 120 pounds, with long blond hair. She was wearing a long red dress, dress shoes and a light-colored knee-length jacket, according to Crime Stoppers.
Kassandra Lopez and others who work downtown hope the surveillance video will lead to a break in the case.
“If other people were here that witnessed it and then they see that, they should let police know if they know who it was, what direction they ran to or any features, the height, stuff like that,” Lopez said.
Anyone with information can call the San Diego Police Department Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 to remain anonymous. A $1,000 reward is being offered.
