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Assailants yelled homophobic slurs during Cal Poly attack

December 8, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

A group of men yelled homophobic slurs at a student at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo before assaulting the teen early Saturday morning, the student said.

After walking a friend to her dorm, the student was walking back to his residence when five Hispanic males in a white older model sedan began yelling “fag” and “queer.” At the intersection of Village Drive and Canyon Circle, three of the male suspects got out of the car and surrounded the student while berating and threatening him in English and in Spanish.

Fearing for his life, the student walked up a breezeway between two buildings. The suspects got back in their car and drove up Vista Ceballo where they ambushed the student. The suspects got out of the sedan and one punched the student.

Another suspect tackled him into bushes where the five men stomped, kicked and punched the student.

The student suffered a dislocated jaw, broken nose, concussion and multiple cuts and abrasions. CalCoastnews is not releasing the student’s name to protect his privacy.

The student, who said he is not gay, did not recognize any of his assailants. He describes his assailants as Hispanic males between 17 and 20 years of age.

The student provided further details on three of the suspects:

Suspect one had dark hair, weighed about 220 pounds and was 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was wearing a black baseball hat, grey shirt and blue jeans.

Suspect two had black hair with a side part, weighed about 170 pounds and was approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall. He was wearing a brown jacket with a yellowish fur collar, white undershirt and dark pants.

Suspect three had black mid-length hair, weighed about 170 pounds and was approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall.

The car is an older model white Toyota or Lexus sedan with grey or alloy rims. The headlights are round with round turn signals encased in the headlight housing. The interior was light grey leather or vinyl.

The Cal Poly Police Department is investigating the assault as a hate crime.

Both the victim and his father are asking anyone with any information about the assault or videos to call the Cal Poly Police Department at (805) 756-2281.

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So many things do not link up here… but the guy was hurt. So, are we getting the whole story from the victim?


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The Emboldening Part 2 !! Takes you back to late 2015, doesn’t it? This is just the beginning. Where I live they’re curb-stomping the homeless!! Oh yes, him and his new swamp creatures have The Great Retribution covered – now, you foot-soldiers handle The Great Purge !!! The dirty work !!!


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Something about this doesn’t seem quite right. I’m not saying it didn’t happen, but there should be plenty of footage of this occurring. Also, the description of the assailants is very odd given the location. No one is in that area except students and joggers/dog walkers. It’s just a very odd set of circumstances for the location.


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One would think Cal Poly would have a camera system that monitors the entire campus, or at least the areas students are in.


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There should be cameras all over the place, the question is are they working and can they find the footage.


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Lets just hope Cal Poly didnt use the same company Arroyo Grande used for their camera installation and maintenance, the camera system in AG always seems to fail just when needed.


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Thank you to CalCoastNews for this report. The Tribune couldn’t be bothered to include that the cowardly assailants were yelling homophobic slurs.


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Would have loved to help this kid even up those odds a bit…those punks should be running scared about now. Depending on how much time and effort law enforcement want to dedicate to this, perhaps they can be identified, but they may not be. It’s sad that this guy walks the girl home to make sure she is safe, and he gets attacked by cowards. I hope he starts a go fund me, I’d like to support his recovery with a donation for being a gentleman and risking his own safety to make sure the girl made it home safe. Remember Kristin Smart?… those “boys” that are so tough they attacked a random guy…things don’t go so well for guys like that…that is certain. Concealed carry would have likely given this guy a chance at least..just sayin


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Disgusting.


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Reprehensible, but predictable in the age of Trump. Expect more of the same over the next four years. It’s a coarsening of American life that will touch all of us at some point, no matter how rich we are. Definitely not what the founding fathers had in mind.


Of course I’m sure many out there will assume that these “Hispanic males” were undocumented. Pretty doubtful, considering most of those without legal status are loathe to do anything that draws attention to themselves.


No, these are God fearing Trump supporters. Hispanics voted for Trump at a 32% rate, second only to George W. Bush who got 44% in 2004 among Republican presidential candidates all time.My condolences to the victim.


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What does this assault have to do with Trump? I see zero logic in your argument.


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Racism won’t help to end homophobia.


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That is hilarious AT! So entertaining I wish your comment were longer.


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