The Irwindale Police Department are on the hunt for a man who sucker-punched a 61-year-old man at a gas station, leaving him with a devastating brain injury.
Surveillance video shows Jose Sanchez standing outside his pickup truck just moments before he was violently punched after the suspect gets out of his Honda Pilot.
We are seeking witnesses or info on the identity of the Attempted Homicide suspect seen in this video. Contact Detective Diego Cornejo at 626-430-2290 with info. You can report tips anonymously via @LACrimeStopper1 or using our mobile app (available in your phone's app store). pic.twitter.com/BbnGBWkGh7
— Irwindale Police Department (@IrwindalePolice) July 27, 2020The attack took place at an Arco station at around 2:00 a.m. on July 12.
Sanchez is seen collapsing, and according to police, his head smashed on the concrete. As he lays there unconscious, the man drives away.
Sanchez was taken to a hospital where he is in serious condition, without any memory of the event.
Sanchez's daughter, Monica Gobolyos has set up a GoFundMe for her father.
"This is really hard for the family especially (sp) for my mom, she just had a high-risk open heart (sp) surgery," Gobolyos write on the page.
There does not appear to be a motive for the incident, and investigators do not believe Sanchez knew his assailant. Police have since located the suspect's vehicle, a 2003 gold and tan-colored Honda Pilot with license plate number 5VQL448, but the suspect has not been identified.The suspect was described as Hispanic, in his mid-30s, 6-feet-tall, 275 pounds with a large build, black hair, and a black mustache and goatee. He was wearing a black t-shirt with a Marilyn Monroe design on the front, black and white checkered shorts, and gray tennis shoes.Anyone with information should call detectives at 626-430-2290.
