San Diego police are seeking an assailant who used a piece of wood to beat a man into unconsciousness outside a closed business in the Midway District.
The 54-year-old victim was resting alongside Rosecrans Street near Shoup Drive when he was attacked by a man wielding a 2-foot-long piece of wood around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, according to San Diego police Officer Robert Heims.
The victim suffered a blow to his head and was taken to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police described the suspect as a roughly 34-year-old white man with blond hair, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds, wearing shorts. He fled in an unknown direction before officers arrived.