Authorities in Baltimore are on the hunt for a group of individuals implicated in the brutal assault of an elderly man during an attempted robbery outside a local gas station.
Video footage from a nearby surveillance camera captured the moment a group sprinted towards the victim outside a 7-Eleven, launching an attack and brandishing weapons.
The clip reveals six unknown assailants, clad in hooded sweatshirts, repeatedly knocking the elderly man to the pavement and hurling various objects at him.
Baltimore police are actively searching for these six masked suspects who allegedly assaulted the man, knocking him down forcefully, while also threatening him with different weapons, according to the surveillance footage released by authorities. (Baltimore Police Department)
In a particularly alarming moment, the video shows one suspect apparently aiming what seems to be an assault rifle at the victim while another suspect ominously points a sword at him, as revealed by police.
A Baltimore Police Department shoulder patch is seen on an officer’s uniform. (Tribune News Service via Getty)
Baltimore Police report it happened in the city’s Northern District just before 4 a.m. on July 7 at the 7-Eleven location on Liberty Heights Avenue.
Baltimore police say the beat-down reportedly happened at a gas station on Liberty Heights Avenue in the city’s Northern District. (Google Maps)
The attack follows an announcement Baltimore’s Democratic mayor, Brandon M. Scott, made about the reported drop in violent crime in the city.
Scott’s office noted the city has seen 50 homicides so far this year.
“This total represents the fewest homicides ever recorded in Baltimore through the first six months of a calendar year. Compared to this date last year, Baltimore has seen a 23.1% decrease in homicides and a 2.5% decrease in non-fatal shootings,” the announcement reported.
As for the 7-Eleven incident, Baltimore Police confirmed to News Media that “the victim sustained minor bruising from the assault.”
Police could not confirm if suspects were involved in other related crimes in the city.
The investigation is ongoing.
News Media has reached out to 7-Eleven for comment.