A 64-year-old Sikh man from India was stabbed to death by an unidentified person in the US’ California while he was on his evening walk, according to a media report.
Parmjit Singh was attacked in Gretchen Talley Park in Tracy around 9 pm on Sunday. He died from his injuries, ABC News reported. Detectives say a passerby spotted the man bleeding on the ground and immediately called 911. Police have launched a homicide investigation.
Police don't have any clear suspects. On Monday, they asked for the community's help identifying a man captured on video hopping a fence and running away from the park around the time when the incident took place, according to the report.
‘We just need to figure out who that is, why they were in the area, what they may have seen and potentially any of their involvement in the incident,’ said Tracy Police Spokesperson Lt Trevin Freitas.
Singh was wearing a traditional Sikh turban as he always would for his walks twice a day. Some residents are worried Singh may have been attacked because he was Sikh. Police said they cannot say if it was a hate crime.
We can't say what it was right now. We're keeping all possibilities open. We have no information that would lead us to the motive of this crime. It is something that we can't disprove at this time and we're actively investigating all possibilities,’ Freitas said.