Police in the United States have released shocking video of a 54-year-old man being set on fire as he was sitting outside a market in the state of California.
“The victim was waiting for his father to get food, minding his own business, when the suspect came from an alley and threw an object at him, a bottle,” Sergeant Aaron Eaton of the Long Beach Police Department told local media.
The graphic surveillance video, released on Sunday, shows the suspect tossing a Molotov cocktail at the victim, who was sitting on the ground outside a Long Beach, California market on Friday evening.
The victim, engulfed in flames, runs into the nearby parking lot, where witnesses helped put out the fire.
He is in serious condition with burns to the lower part of his body, his hands and his face, and his name is being withheld.
The video also shows a woman pulling a nearby baby stroller out of the way as the fire erupts.
Police said they released the video in hopes someone will recognize the suspect, who is described as a man in his 20’s.
Police also said the victim did not know his attacker.
