Donald Pierce, 82, died in Portland following an apparent random assault.
One of the two men who were attacked last month at approximately 8:30 p.m. while waiting at a bus stop in downtown Portland has died as a result of his injuries.
82 years old man, Donald A. Pierce, died inside the hospital on Thursday evening, according to a news release issued by Portland police on Tuesday.
After an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office, his death was determined to be a homicide by blunt trauma.
Officers from Portland were responding to an unrelated complaint within the neighborhood when they uncovered the assault and arrested Keffer White, 29.
According to authorities, White repeatedly attacked and kicked each of the men after toppling them.
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Authorities said an 82-year-old Portland man died of injuries sustained last month during an unprovoked attack at a bus stop.
Donald A. Pierce’s death was ruled to be a homicide by blunt trauma, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
The 82-year-old died on Thursday from injuries sustained last month, according to Oregon Live.
While responding to another report, officers observed the assault in progress near Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Hall Street.
Witnesses’ statements and video footage gathered by the police, the defendant repeatedly punched and kicked both elderly victims and continued to abuse them after they fell to the ground.
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Keffer J White Attacked Donald Pierce Leading To His Death In Hospital
The culprit, identified as 29-year-old Keffer J. White, was apprehended at the scene, according to Oregon Live.
Pierce and the other victim were transported to a nearby hospital by first responders.
Pierce suffered critical, life-threatening injuries, while the 88-year-old man suffered significant but non-life threatening injuries.
Since then, the 88-year-old has been treated and released from the hospital.
Deputy District Attorney Nicole M. Hermann wrote in a prior affidavit filed in court that Lichtenstein, his wife, and Pierce were waiting for a bus at the stop.
They were waiting when White began to rant at them, making fun of the two men for being elderly, before suddenly setting on them in an unprovoked attack.
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Unprovoked Attacker Keffer J White Arrested For Murder Of 82 Years Old Man Donald
The perpetrator, 29-year-old Keffer J. White, was captured on the spot.
The defendant repeatedly punched and kicked both elderly victims and continued to assault them after they fell to the ground, according to witnesses and video footage acquired by police.
First responders took Pierce and the other victim to a nearby hospital. Pierce sustained critical, life-threatening injuries.
While the 88-year-old man sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries. The 88-year-old has since been treated and released from the hospital.
White is still being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center on two charges of second-degree assault and an outstanding warrant.
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