Elderly Man Stabbed At McDonalds, Cops Seek Suspect In North OC

GARDEN GROVE, CA — An 89-year-old remains hospitalized after being stabbed repeatedly at a Garden Grove McDonald's over the weekend. Police shared the above video with the public of a man in dark clothes running through the McDonald's parking lot after the attack.

The victim was with his church group on Saturday morning when he went inside the restroom. Then, the brutal attack took place, Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said.

He was washing his hands "when this crazy dude" came behind and attacked him, stabbing him "nine times," Whitney told reporters.

The suspect, clad all in black, was hiding out in the bathroom for 20 to 30 minutes before the attack.

"He was standing with his arms crossed just before he pounced on the victim," Whitney said. The suspect did not say a word, according to police, before he "took off on foot and left "the victim in a bloody mess on the floor in the restroom," the lieutenant said.

The victim remains hospitalized at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange in critical but stable condition, Whitney said. Investigators went to the hospital on Monday to talk to him.

The suspect is described as Latino, 20 to 30 years old, 6 feet tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a black hat, a black long-sleeve shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information was asked to call Garden Grove police detectives at (714) 741-5800.

Garden Grove Police Photo