Sept. 26--Police are still searching for an assailant who attacked an 83-year-old man at a Santa Ana shopping mall early Friday morning.
The attack occurred at 6:10 a.m., and was captured on surveillance video.
The victim, identified by family members as Tuyen Nguyen, is seen shuffling toward the same store where they say he has purchased his coffee and newspaper nearly every morning for the past 15 years. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, an attacker jumps into the frame and knocks Nguyen to the ground.
The assailant then punches and kicks Nguyen as he lies on the pavement.
"I'm still in shock," the victim's son, Peter Nguyen told KTLA-TV. "I still can't believe this would happen to my family, especially to my father. He is the nicest individual -- the last one that you could think something like this would happen to."
Family members told the TV station that Nguyen was being treated for a brain hemorrhage and broken facial bones at a local hospital.
As of Saturday morning, police still had limited information about the assailant, according to Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department.
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Based on the video footage, the suspect is described as an unshaven male wearing a gray or black long-sleeve shirt or sweater. They estimate he is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and is between 40 and 50 years old.
Anyone with information about the attack is asked to contact Det. Cpl. Leo Rodriquez of the Santa Ana Police Department at (714) 493-9135 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS.
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