DALLAS – Dallas Police investigating what appears to be an unprovoked attack on a woman in Downtown Dallas.
FOX 4 obtained surveillance video showing the attack from Thursday afternoon.
The video shows a woman waiting at an intersection when a man comes up from behind and hits her in the head with an object.
The woman fell to the ground. The attacker continued on his way to cross the street as if nothing had happened.
Noah Robertson lives and works in the neighborhood.
“I’ve never seen someone just punch someone and walk away like nothing happened, especially someone who at least doesn’t seem to know the other person,” he said. “That lady just stands there, and that guy hits her for absolutely no reason. It’s crazy.”
The crime occurred at the intersection of Elm and Field Street.
Downtown Dallas Inc., the nonprofit that hires security for the area, is calling it an unprovoked attack and says security officials were on the scene moments after it happened.
The victim was taken to a local hospital. Dallas police are not saying what her condition is or if they have leads on a possible suspect.
“Downtown is usually pretty cool,” Robertson said. “But I’ve seen some crazy things down here. It gets really wild down here at night.”
This crime took place on what turned out to be a violent day in Downtown Dallas.
Just blocks away On Thursday afternoon, someone shot three people in an apartment building.
There is no way to connect the two attacks, but they both happened in the middle of the day right around noon.
“Honestly, I can’t believe it,” Robertson said. “It makes me feel a little insecure. I’ll watch my back now.”
Downtown Dallas Inc. says it is working with Dallas police in hopes of identifying the suspect. There are additional security cameras in the area.