The Brief
- Police have arrested a suspect after a man was attacked with a crowbar in Bladensburg earlier this week.
- Kelachi Amadi has been charged with attempted murder and assault.
- The victim, 76-year-old Edwin Salvatore Gonzalez, said he was attacked from behind, and believes he was targeted because of his race.
BLADENSBURG, Md. – Police announced an arrest on Friday after a 76-year-old veteran was brutally attacked with a crowbar in Bladensburg earlier this week.
Crowbar attack suspect arrested
What we know:
Bladensburg Police arrested Kelaachi Kanunye Amadi on Friday, May 8.
The attack happened shortly after 1 p.m. on May 4. FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis spoke with the victim, Edwin Salvatore Gonzalez, after he was released from the hospital this week. Gonzalez said he was at the 7-Eleven on Annapolis Road, when he saw Amadi acting aggressively, banging a crowbar on the counter at the cash register.
Gonzalez said he was working as a contractor at the nearby 24-hour Wash and Dry, painting a window for Mother’s Day. …