Two women were injured in an attack on two LGBTQ+ bars in San Diego this past weekend, attacks that involved someone shooting the bars from a car with a pellet gun before fleeing the scene.It hurts more than anything because it takes the peace away from the patrons who seek this as a safe space, SRO Lounge bartender Pedro Lomeli told KGTV. Related San Diego declares August Transgender History Month The attacks occurred at around 1 a.m. on November 15 at the SRO Lounge and Flicks. About a dozen people were hanging out in front of the SRO Lounge when the shooter drove by and opened fire. Loud plops. Pop, pop, pop, Lomeli said. Lomeli was inside behind the bar when the shooting happened. I heard that and saw everyone scramble outside. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today First thing I see when I run outside is one of the girls holding her hand, and shes bleeding a lot, he continued. I know shes a vet, looking really shaken, saying, like, I havent felt like this since I was overseas. Like this is really messed up.He said that the other victim went into the bar after being hit. Inside, she took her hand off, and she had a big welt on her shoulder, Lomeli said. Lomeli added that both of the injured women are transgender.Witnesses said that between five and ten shots were fired from a pellet gun. While pellet guns which use compressed air to fire pellets are often thought of as safer than real guns, they can be result in death if they cause injuries to the chest or abdomen. People use them to hunt small game. The witnesses also said that the car they saw driving away from the scene was an old black Ford F-150. The second shooting occurred later at Flicks in Hillcrest, San Diegos LGBTQ+ neighborhood. No one was injured in that attack.The shootings come a year after several other pellet gun attacks against LGBTQ+ bars in Hillcrest. Four 19-year-olds have pleaded guilty in those attacks. One of the attacks where a victim was shot in the eye in May 2024 remains unsolved.Its not a prank, the victim of that attack said. This is a targeted attack on the LGBT community.San Diego Police said in a statement that it takes the attacks seriously.At this time, SDPD has limited details and is working to gather more information. We urge any witnesses or victims that may know something to please contact us at (619) 531-2000, the statement said. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.