Suspect Arrested In Random, Brutal Attack At Montebello Bus Stop

MONTEBELLO (CBSLA) –  A suspect has been arrested in the random and brutal beating of a man at a Montebello bus stop, police said.

Montebello Police had released surveillance video of the attack in the hopes someone would be able to identify the suspect.

Friday, police announced they received information from "several citizens" who recognized the alleged suspect.

Police identified the man as 32-year-old Vincent Eric Ramirez of Montebello.

Authorities said the attack appeared to be unprovoked.

The attack occurred on the night of March 12 as a 50-year-old man was getting off a Montebello Bus Lines bus, near 5th Street and Whittier Boulevard.

The surveillance video shows the suspect exiting behind the victim and then suddenly sucker punching him in the head, sending the man to the ground, unconscious.

While the victim - who later identified himself as Julio - is lying on the ground, the suspect kicks him three times and then walks away. Nothing was stolen.

The two men do not appear to exchange words prior to the attack.

"My main concern is that this person might be doing it to someone else," Julio told CBSLA's Kara Finnstrom. "When you're unconscious and you have no knowledge of what's going on to you, that's a very scary moment."

The surveillance video also includes the voice of the suspect asking the driver a question as he's boarding. He was described as in his mid-to-late 20s with a medium build and a goatee. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue khaki pants and a black backpack.

The extent of the victim's injuries and his current condition was not disclosed.