Elderly Man Killed in Unprovoked Attack at Lakewood Wal-Mart

From this morning's Los Angeles Times:

A 74-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon in the sporting goods section at a Wal-Mart in Lakewood, authorities said.

A suspect was taken into custody in connection with the slaying, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. The suspect was described as a 47-year-old man.

It was unclear what prompted the slaying at the store in the 2700 block of Carson Street.

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[gaydanzig]

of course the attacker is black.

i bet the victim is a white person.

[toastt21a]

@gaydanzig ah noooo....he actually is Caucasian 

[livepura]

Thanks for NOT coming to his rescue WOMAN! You will have to live with the thought of why didn't I help.

[godofwarscool]

OMG!!!i live there



[Clynnspired]

I cant believe people stood there and watched. Whats the world coming to.. I woulda gone all bum on his ass for sure...

[buzzclick500]

I'm always armed(not with a gun)when I go to the store these days. Sad, eh?

[cocoandzanny]

i seen that guy 1 day before the murder he was homeless and i was eating at fuji grill, i seen him digging through trash for food so i gave him some of my sushi rolls and 5 dollars.

[Wushu17]

To those who talk like they're still in the old west, not everybody carries a gun. And lets say that by coincidence you're right there in the same state, at the same Walmart, in the same aisle and heard this happening. I'm sure the old man would've been dead by the time you figured out what's going on to even draw your gun to shoot the fuckin' sack of shit. 2 dead people right there. If your bent on being a hero, why not shoot the bastard right as he's picking up the baseball bat?