Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The attack took place just off the pier of a city park in San Diego, California at around 9:30pm on 12 September.
Gersson Saavedra remembers very little about his ordeal and remains in the hospital as he recovers from his injuries. “I was at the pier over by Cesar Chavez Park in Barrio Logan,” Saavedra told NBC San Diego. “When we were leaving the event I fell behind my friends, Martin and Sunny.” Saavedra’s friends are helping him piece together what happened on the night of the attack.
He continued: “My friend said that these two guys asked me for a lighter. “By the time they like turned around, I was getting, you know, punched. “I was