82-year-old man dies after being punched, kicked repeatedly in unprovoked attack at Portland bus stop



Police said an 82-year-old man who was repeatedly punched and kicked in an unprovoked attack at a Portland bus stop late last month has died, Oregon Live reported.

What are the details?

Donald Pierce died Thursday of blunt force trauma after he and 88-year-old Edward Lichtenstein were knocked to the ground and beaten near Southwest 5th Avenue and Hall Street around 8:30 p.m. June 25, the outlet said.

Portland police officers were responding to an unrelated call in the area when they saw the attack and arrested 29-year-old Keffer White, Oregon Live said.

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Witness statements and video of the incident indicate that White attacked Lichtenstein and Pierce with no warning, the outlet said in an earlier story. White punched and kicked both men repeatedly even after knocking them to the ground, Oregon Live said, citing police.

Witnesses also said White announced during the attack that he was going to kill the two men, Multnomah County district attorney spokesperson Elisabeth Shepard said in a release, according to the outlet.

Lichtenstein and his wife and Pierce had been waiting for a bus at the stop when White began yelling and making fun of the two men for being elderly, Deputy District Attorney Nicole M. Hermann wrote in an affidavit filed in court, according to Oregon Live.

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White became more aggressive and approached the group, who did not engage him, the prosecutor wrote. White “head-butts” Lichtenstein, knocking his hat off his head, and shoved him backwards before grabbing and throwing Pierce to the ground, Hermann wrote. White knocked Pierce, who uses a cane, into the street and then kicked him in the head several times, witnesses told police, according to the affidavit. White then turned back to Lichtenstein, who was attempting to walk away, and punched Lichtenstein in the face, knocking him to the ground, the affidavit said.

Oregon Live said Pierce was found unconscious with major trauma to his face and head and was hospitalized, according to Hermann, who added that Pierce's injuries were life-threatening. Lichtenstein was conscious and taken to a hospital with injuries to his mouth and face, the outlet said, citing the affidavit, adding that he was soon treated and released.

Before Pierce’s death, prosecutors charged White with two counts of attempted murder and counts of first- and second-degree assault, Oregon Live said, adding that court records indicate White pleaded not guilty to all charges July 6.

Police said Tuesday additional charges against White are pending, the outlet reported, adding that court records show his next court appearance is scheduled for Friday.

White also has been convicted several times for felonies in Oregon, including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, being a felon in possession of a firearm, strangulation, and assault, Oregon Live added.

He remained Wednesday in Multnomah County jail.

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VIDEO: 82-year-old fights off gun-wielding carjacker, tackling him to the ground



Incredible surveillance footage shows an 82-year-old man fighting off a would-be carjacker wielding a gun at a gas station in Atlanta, Georgia, last month.

What happened?

"I'm just glad to be alive," the elderly victim, who has chosen not to be identified, told WAGA-TV in an interview about the incident.

He described to the local news outlet how he was just pumping gas at 2:30 in the afternoon in southeast Atlanta last month when he was approached by the suspect.

"I thought he was going to shoot me," the victim said. "As I put my gas nozzle back and was getting ready to get in the car, I turned around and he was there with a gun in his pants, and showed part of it. He just said 'Give it up' and I asked 'To give what up?' and he said 'You know what I'm talking about. Give me them keys.'"

Video of the incident released by the Atlanta Police Department then shows the victim hurriedly grabbing medical records from the front seat of the car when he saw an opportunity to fight back against the assailant.

"I saw he wasn't looking and I grabbed his arm with the gun in it and we started 'tussling' and we hit the ground," the victim recalled. Footage shows the assailant's gun was tossed in another direction during the scuffle.

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What else?

After getting up off the ground, the suspect allegedly grabbed the gun again, pointing it at the victim, saying, "Do you want me to shoot you? Don't make me shoot you, man."

The elderly male then ran into the convenience store seeking help, while the suspect attempted to steal the car. But after the suspect was reportedly unable to get the vehicle to start, he fled the scene.

"Oh, it scared me! It scared me. I thought he was going to shoot me," the victim recalled, adding that criminals are now starting to pick on who they assume to be vulnerable people.

"They are getting desperate. That's [why] they are changing to the most vulnerable people now," he said. Only in this instance, the suspect definitely misjudged the vulnerability of his target.

By releasing the video, Atlanta police hope the public will assist them in identifying the suspect, who they reportedly described in a police report as male teenager with dreadlocks.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers' Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477). The full video of the incident made available by the Atlanta Police Department can be seen below.

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