VISTA — A man was arrested this weekend on suspicion of firing a handgun into the air multiple times from a vehicle near Anza Avenue and Arcadia Avenue.
Deputies received a report of an active shooter situation just before 10 p.m. on Jan. 11, near the 800 block of Arcadia Avenue. After deputies arrived at the scene, witnesses said an occupant of a silver Lexus had fired a gun into the air multiple times while driving through the intersection of Anza Avenue and Arcadia Avenue.
Fourteen nine-millimeter shell casings were recovered from the scene. There were no injuries from the gunfire.
A Sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter located the Lexus parked at a nearby apartment complex and provided a description of the suspect, who was seen exiting the vehicle, dropping the handgun, and retrieving it.
When deputies arrived at the suspect’s location, he attempted to walk away before being safely detained.
The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Sergio Abrego, was in possession of a machete and a nine-millimeter magazine, and an unserialized handgun (also known as a ghost gun) was recovered nearby, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
Abrego was arrested and booked into the Vista Detention Facility on multiple charges, including weapons violations and negligent discharge of a firearm.
