A man sustained a serious head injury after an unknown suspect attacked him with a crowbar at a local gas station.
The violent attack happened just before 3 a.m. at the Express Gas station located at 5109 Imperial Ave. in San Diego’s Valencia Park area.
The suspect had driven into the gas station and told the station clerk he needed gas but had no money. The clerk refused him gas.
Just then, another car drove into the gas station occupied by a man and woman.
The man began pumping gas when the suspect walked up to the woman wielding a crowbar. The suspect demanded money, but the woman refused.
Police say that’s when the suspect walked up to the man pumping gas and asked him for money. Again, his request was ignored.
The suspect then allegedly hit the man multiple times in the head with the crowbar before fleeing the gas station.
The victim – a 25-year-old man whose name has not yet been released – sustained a serious head injury and was transported to a local hospital. The woman was not injured in the crowbar attack.
The victim’s current condition is unknown.
The suspect is still outstanding.
Police describe him as a white man in his 50s with a heavy build and long, white beard. He was wearing a green camouflage hat, green camouflage pants, an orange shirt and an orange and white Miami Dolphins or University of Miami jacket during the beating.
His vehicle is described as a white Mazda truck with a white camper shell with two separated windows on the sides.
Anyone with information on this suspect is urged to contact authorities.
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