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Police are searching for a group of suspects accused of beating up an elderly man and attempting to rob him outside a gas station in Baltimore.
Surveillance video shows the group run up to the man outside a 7-Eleven and proceed to attack him and display weapons.
The six unknown suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts appear to have knocked the man to the ground several times while also throwing various objects at him.
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Police in Baltimore are searching for a group of six hooded suspects who allegedly beat an elderly man to the ground and pointed various weapons at him, surveillance video appears to show. (Baltimore Police Department)
At one point, it appears one of the suspects points what looks like an assault rifle at the victim and another suspect points a sword at him in the video shared 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, Brandon M. Scott made about the reported drop in violent crime in the city.
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Mayor 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 Fox News Digital that “the victim sustained minor bruising from the assault.”
Police could not confirm if suspects were involved in other related crimes in the city.
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The investigation is ongoing.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to 7-Eleven for comment.