A 44-year-old San Jacinto man found unconscious in the city’s business district was hospitalized Friday in critical condition with head trauma and other injuries.
The attack, which Riverside County sheriff’s investigators classified as an attempted homicide, happened Wednesday night in the 1300 block of State Street, near Esplanade Avenue. The victim, whose name was withheld, was discovered on the street about 9:30 a.m., showing obvious signs of head trauma, and was transported to a trauma center, said sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Duckett.
No suspects were immediately identified.
The area where the assault happened is a business district and the location of satellite officers for the county Department of Probation and Department of Child Support Services.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Hemet sheriff’s station at (951) 791-3400.
–City News Service