kicked 84-year-old grandfather in the back in unprovoked attack, knocks him to the ground, runs away

WATCH The Moment This Elderly Man Was Attacked In Front of His Home

Surveillance footage captured the moment an unidentified attacker ran up behind an 84 year old grandfather, kicked him the back, knocked him to the ground next to his lawnmower, and then ran away.

Salomon Hernandez had just finished mowing his front lawn at his home in Daly City, California, just before 6 p.m. when the unprovoked attack took place, according to a statement police gave to local news outlet KPIX-TV.

The victim was trying to empty the cut grass when a man ran up to him from behind and jump kicked him in the back, knocking Hernandez to the ground against a wall.

“I see a little bit of the guy when I turned around,” the victim told KPIX. “[He ran] away.”

The surveillance footage shows Hernandez was unable to get himself up. He was stuck laying on the ground for several minutes until his wife heard him and came over to help him up.

“A lot of pain, lots of pain,” Hernandez told KPIX.

But this wasn’t the first time this has happened to him.

The previous attack took place in September, when someone came up and kicked him from behind while he was working on his yard.

The incident six months ago prompted his kids to set up the surveillance camera.

“We’re like, ‘Not again!’ We’re angered. We’re surprised. But then we actually finally saw that video,” his daughter Diana Cruz explained to KPIX. “It was hard to see, to see my dad on the floor and being attacked like that from behind.”

At one point during the interview with KPIX, Hernandez pointed to his head and complained of pain there before noting that the mental trauma will last longer.

The family believes that the attacks on Hernandez were targeted and that one person is responsible for both incidents.

Hernandez told the local news outlet that he has no enemies, has lived in the house for more than 25 years, and has good relationships with all his neighbors.

“Why? What does this guy want from me?” he asked the news outlet.

None of the family members recognized the attacker, KPIX said, but police are hoping that someone will. The station reported that the attacker in the surveillance footage appeared to be a heavy-set man in his 30s or 40s.

Detectives noted such an attack is very uncommon in Daly City.

The family has a direct message for the attacker.

“You’re a coward. I’m saying this to your face right now. If you have any guts, you’ll come right now, and you’ll face me,” Cruz said defiantly to the culprit. “I am not afraid of you.”

Police are also requesting that neighbors to share with them any surveillance video of the attacker.


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