Houston crime: 80-year-old victim suffers broken hip after Little York Road attack

West Little York Road scene where 80-year-old man was attack

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help locate the person who attacked an 80-year-old man. 

On July 18, what had started out as an argument in traffic, turned into a physical altercation.

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We're told by the Harris County Sheriff's Office that the 80-year-old man was driving in the 16000 block of West Little York Road when the suspect followed him to the Shell gas station. 

The suspect then exchanged words and tossed a water bottle, striking the victim.

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Then the 80-year-old victim stepped out of the car returning the tossed water bottle, where the suspect strikes him, knocking the victim down. 

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The victim was later taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken hip.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office at 713-221-6000 or Crime Stoppers Houston at 713-222-TIPS.

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