Videos show a married couple in their 70s being followed by the suspect who suddenly pulls out a gun, demanding the woman's purse.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A brazen assault and robbery on two seniors just one day after Christmas in Oakland's Chinatown is prompting community leaders to make some changes.
In videos you'll see only on 7, watch as a married couple in their 70s are followed, as they leave a friend's jewelry shop on Franklin Street. The man in this video told anchor Dion Lim the suspect appeared well-dressed and suddenly drew a gun and demanded his wife's purse. She was pushed to the ground as they both fell. Another video, also used in the police investigation shows the perpetrator run to a nearby getaway car, purse in hand.2 seniors in their 70’s were targeted around 2pm in the area of 8th & Franklin in Oakland.
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