Suspect arrested in alleged racist attack on elderly Mexican man

A woman has been arrested in the case of a 91-year-old Mexican man who was brutally beaten with a concrete brick in Willowbrook, California, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

The reported incident occurred on July 4, and a witness told The Washington Post that he saw a woman push the man, Rodolfo Rodriguez, to the ground and hit him. She reportedly yelled at the man, “Go back to your country.”

Several other people were also reportedly involved in the assault, according to the witness.

This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.

  • This article originally appeared on HuffPost.

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