Homeless Man Hit With Hammer And Robbed In Culver City

CULVER CITY, CA — A homeless man is in critical condition after he was hit in the head with a hammer and then robbed on Wednesday, according to the Culver City Police Department.

The CCPD received a call at 5:30 a.m. reporting a man that was bleeding profusely from a head wound at the Shell Gas Station on 3801 Sepulveda Blvd. When officers arrived the man told the officers he was sleeping when two people assaulted him and stole $500 in cash and a Samsung Galaxy Cell phone.

"The victim explained to officers that he was sleeping in his tent, at a nearby encampment, when two suspects walked in, pepper-sprayed him, and then struck him in the head with a hammer," the CCPD said in a statement. "The suspects took the victim’s property and fled the area in an unknown direction."

The Culver City Fire Department transported the man to a local hospital where he is in critical condition and undergoing emergency surgery.

CCPD is seeking the public's help in providing more information about this incident. Anyone who may have insight is urged to call CCPD Public Information Officer Sergeant Edward Baskaron at 310-235-6316 or the Watch Commander at 310-253-6202. Anonymous reports can be made by calling 800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.