76-year-old veteran brutally attacked at laundromat

The Brief

  • A 76-year-old Vietnam veteran, Salvator Gonzalez, was seriously injured in an alleged unprovoked attack at a Bladensburg laundromat.
  • Police say suspect Kelachi Amadi is in custody and charged with attempted murder and malicious wounding.
  • Gonzalez was struck in the head with a crowbar, suffering severe injuries, and remains hospitalized.

BLADENSBURG, Md. A 76-year-old Maryland man and Vietnam War veteran is hospitalized after what his family describes as a brutal and unprovoked attack at a Bladensburg laundromat.

What we know:

Bladensburg police have identified the suspect as Kelachi Amadi.

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