A manhunt is underway for six armed black teenagers caught on surveillance video surrounding and assaulting an elderly white man before entering a Baltimore convenience store.
On July 7, at about 3:46 a.m., a 74-year-old man was assaulted in the 2500 block of Liberty Heights Avenue. Surveillance video showed the suspects, described as younger males, confronting the elderly man outside a 7-Eleven. One suspect was seen carrying a gray assault-style rifle, while another displayed a sword.
The Baltimore Police Department is pleading for the public’s help to identify the sword-wielding suspects. The harrowing minute-and-a-half of footage shows a young adult dressed in a black hoodie running up to the man and shoving an assault-style rifle in his face.
Remarkably, the older man stood his ground, appearing unfazed, even as five additional suspects joined the mob and attempted to open his car and rob him.
The young suspects hurled items at the 74-year-old until one ran up from behind to push him to the ground. Even then, lying on the pavement, the man refused to let the mob gain the upper hand. He kicked, twisted, and fought back while shielding his face from incoming punches and attacks.
Police described the incident as an attempted robbery and reported that the elderly man sustained only minor injuries, according to CBS News.
Juvenile crime continues to plague Baltimore and other deep-blue cities despite historic reductions in reported violent crime. The Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday that many residents still do not feel safe and are demanding a crackdown from local authorities.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has not addressed the 7-Eleven robbery, but acknowledged the city has more work to do in tackling crime.
“Today, Baltimore is seeing its lowest number of homicides in 50 years, and now this strategy and our city has become an example for cities across the nation,” he said in a statement. “But let me be clear: we’re not done. One life lost is still one too many. We will continue to ignore the noise, and we will keep working.”
Anyone with information is asked to call citywide robbery detectives at 410-366-6311.
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