Elderly Man Brutally Attacked, Set on Fire in LA

0:00It's April 20th, I'm Corey with The Story. This is California News Today, driven by AI. A brutal robbery should downtown Los Angeles late Monday night around midnight near 6th in Hope Streets. A man in his 70s got beaten badly and then set on fire during the attack. Cops rushed to the scene after calls came in and they found him on the ground in bad shape. He got rushed to the hospital and he's still there fighting for his life in serious condition. The police pieced together that this started as a straight up robbery, gone horribly wrong. Turns out a good Samaritan stepped in to help the victim right after it happened. Officials are chatting with that person now, hoping for more details, and they're hunting for any other witnesses who might have seen the chaos. Meanwhile, they've already nabbed his suspect, who's set to be booked on attempted murder charges, according to Sergeant Robert Incontro. The investigation keeps rolling to lock down exactly what went down. This hits hard in a city already wrestling with street violence. Stay alert out there folks and we'll keep eyes on how the victim pulls through.