7-Eleven clerk left in coma after he's brutally attacked over stolen beer

ByABC7.com staff KABC logo
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Torrance 7-Eleven clerk in coma after attack over stolen beer
A 7-Eleven clerk in Torrance was left in a coma when he chased after two beer thieves who assaulted him in the parking lot.

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Torrance police are looking for the public's help finding a man and woman wanted in a brutal assault of a 7-Eleven clerk.



Officers say the two walked into a 7-Eleven on Sepulveda Boulevard around 1 a.m. Saturday and stole some beer.



The 49-year-old clerk chased after them.



That's when he was severely beaten and left on the ground with a fractured skull.



He's still in the hospital in a coma.



Police say a third suspect, who is not pictured, was involved.



It's believed they all got away in a silver or gray four door car.

Copyright © 2024 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.