The owner of a Baltimore Avenue business was attacked overnight in an attempted gunpoint robbery, according to police. The attack took place around 12:30 a.m. on Friday when 65-year-old Thomas Lee, owner of One Stop Fresh Deli at the corner of 49th and Baltimore, was taking out the trash behind the store and was approached by an unknown young male who pointed a gun at his head and demanded money.

The man also tried to push his way into the back door of the store, according to a police report, but Lee resisted and tried to fight him off. A struggle ensued with both men rolling on the ground, which drew attention from passersby, according to police. The attacker fled without taking anything. Lee sustained minor injuries in the attack, police said. The description of the suspect is very vague. 

Police also released information on a robbery and assault at 42nd and Chester last Friday (June 19), around 10:30 p.m. A 30-year-old man was approached by an unknown male who told him to follow him to Clark Park at 43rd and Chester. Then another male approached and both men began assaulting the victim. They kicked and punched him and tried to put their hands in his pockets. The man was kicked in the face and lost consciousness, according to police. When the police and medics arrived, both attackers were gone. The victim was taken to the hospital and treated for a fractured skull. On Tuesday, June 23, one of the suspects, a 21-year-old man, was arrested after the victim spotted him on the 4200 block of Baltimore Ave. Police said that they also have identified and are looking for the second suspect.