The SAPD is looking for a man who brazenly assaulted a shopper at a Northgate Market

On 05/29/2022, the male suspect approached the victim inside the Northgate Market located at 700 S. Harbor Boulevard. The suspect pushed the victim, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the ground. The victim sustained substantial head trauma and was hospitalized. The suspect was accompanied by a female.

Suspect Description: Male Hispanic, wearing white facemask, a black hooded sweatshirt, long black shorts, black socks and black/white sneakers.

After the assault, both the suspect and the female left the store with two infants.

Anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the suspect or the female is asked to contact Detective Nunez at (714) 245-8357 or ENunez@santa-ana.org.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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