High school baseball player 'beaten beyond recognition' in assault
04/03/2017 6:38 am PDT
via KTLA:
SAN PEDRO, Calif. -- (KTLA) -- A 15-year-old baseball player for San Pedro High School was in serious condition Sunday night after being assaulted after a game last week, officials said.
Evan Jimenez was assaulted by two males in the 900 block of West 2nd Street about 10 p.m. Thursday, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Tony Del Pinto told KTLA. According to a GoFundMe page created to help pay for medical expenses, Jimenez and his team won a game against Gardena High School earlier that day.
Pinto had originally said the assault was on West 1st Street, but the sheriff's department amended the address in a later news release.
FULL STORY: High school baseball player 'beaten beyond recognition' in assault - KTLA
