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Man, three teenage girls arrested for attacking man near Petco Park

San Diego Police on Sunday were investigating an attack that left a man with injuries he is not expected to survive.

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) — A young man and three teenage girls were arrested Monday on suspicion of attacking a 56-year-old man near Petco Park, leaving him on life-support in a local hospital, police reported.
   
Edward Leon Starland was attacked about 2:10 p.m. Sunday near the pedestrian bridge adjacent to Petco Park, San Diego police Lt. Matt Dobbs said.

San Diego Police and San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel responded and found an unresponsive male at the scene.

Life-saving efforts were performed, and the man was eventually transported to the hospital for further treatment. Officials say he is not expected to survive.

Homicide investigators are handling the investigation.

Witnesses told authorities, the victim had been involved in an argument with a group of juveniles who then knocked him to the ground. The witnesses said several juveniles from the group continued to attack the man when he was on the ground.

The group fled from the area when witnesses began yelling at them. They were seen heading eastbound on Imperial Avenue.

Several people were detained in the area, but investigators are trying to determine if they were involved.

As a result of the investigation, one adult male and three juvenile female suspects were detained and later booked into either County Jail or Juvenile Hall for felony battery.

The adult male has been identified as 18-year-old Dominick Wells. According to police, the names of the juveniles will not be released due to their ages (14, 15 and 17-years-old). 

Investigators are working on identifying other possible suspects.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

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