Investigators have been examining surveillance video (see photos below) from businesses nearby where the aggravated assault occurred, around 104 and 105 Street at 51 Avenue, at approximately 1:15 a.m. on that Saturday morning.
The complainant, who is alleged to have been randomly assaulted in a parking lot outside of a medical centre, regained consciousness late last week in hospital, where he remains, after suffering serious brain injuries.
Investigators are encouraging anyone that is able to identify the two males in the surveillance video image to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.
Background:
It was reported that the 41-year-old male victim was waiting outside of the medical centre for a friend, when he was approached by several males and randomly beaten. The victim sustained multiple head injuries, and was rushed to hospital by EMS paramedics, where he remains unconscious and in a medically induced coma.
Investigators continue to examine video surveillance in the area, which shows five intoxicated male suspects walking westbound along 51 Avenue by a nightclub near 103 Street. Three of the male suspects left the group and then travelled south and into the parking lot where the alleged aggravated assault occurred.
Police believe the suspects may have also attended a nearby fast food restaurant near 51Avenue and 104 Street at around 1 a.m., prior to the assault.
