Eddie Reynoso, a victim of recent gel-pellet gun attacks in Hillcrest, says he can breathe a sigh of relief after SDPD announced more arrests in possible hate crimes.

An unarmed man who was attacked twice by a San Diego police dog and shot with multiple bean bag rounds in an incident last month filed a claim Wednesday against the city for injuries he suffered, the first step toward a possible lawsuit.

This case has been issued by the San Diego District Attorney’s Office. All future media requests should be directed to their office. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Western Division at (619) 692-4800 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

The representatives, who held a news conference at the department’s Southeastern Division before submitting the claim, contend that Marcus Evans, 31, was unarmed during the encounter last month. Evans’ arrest left him with injuries that have prevented him from being able to work at his construction job,

San Diego police said Friday that the department is investigating a use-of-force incident caught on camera in which an unarmed man was attacked by a police dog and shot multiple times with bean bags during an arrest.

A San Diego man bitten by a police dog during an arrest, plans to sue the San Diego police department. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas says his attorney is calling it an excessive use of force. A man bitten by a police dog during an arrest last month plans to sue the San Diego Police Department, his attorney announced Wednesday.

Three men were arrested in San Diego for a series of hate crimes after police used ALPR to link them to the incidents.

A man shot by bean bags and mauled by a police dog before being arrested is suing the San Diego Police Department, claiming excessive use of force. The man's attorney and a southeast San Diego neighborhood want answers.

Excessive force claim filed against City of San Diego, SDPD; Marcus Evans, 31, was struck 3 times by beanbag rounds and bitten by a police canine