A U.S. Navy veteran says he was brutally beaten and robbed Saturday night while walking his dog in a Philadelphia neighborhood.
Scott Harris, 62, was left with a brain injury and required at least 100 stitches after he was beaten by a crowd of people around 11:50 p.m. in the city’s Brewerytown neighborhood, according to NBC10. “That night on Saturday, there was a huge party going on over here,” he told the outlet. “A little bit out of control but nothing terribly concerning to me. Next thing you know, I’m in the emergency room getting stitches.”
At least one individual knocked Harris unconscious and stole his wallet, the outlet reported, citing police. There was no money inside, just his mother’s driver’s license, which he’s held onto since her death. “Sadly, only thing I really cared about in that wallet was my mother’s driver’s license,” Harris continued. “She passed about 10 years ago. That’s kind of how I kept her close and now I don’t even have that.”
A Navy veteran was beaten unconscious and robbed while walking his dog in Philly’s Brewerytown neighborhood. He spoke with @FrancesWangTV about the priceless item that was stolen from him. Full story and video HERE: https://t.co/XTJLMquEdk pic.twitter.com/kWmI5Jh603
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) August 30, 2023
After serving in Iraq and Ukraine for years, Harris said he was stunned that the most brutal experience of his life would happen right here at home. (RELATED: Six Major US Cities Report Historic Increases In Violent Crime)
Three women helped Harris back to his home, where his partner, Joseph Hurchick, called 911, FOX29 reported. “They brought him back, otherwise I don’t know what would have happened,” Hurchick told the outlet. “We were on the stoop and he was just bleeding, I was on the phone with 911, I didn’t know where the blood was coming from, I didn’t know if he was stabbed.”
Hurchick told FOX29 that although he and Harris have complained to the police multiple times about parties and large crowds in the neighborhood, nothing has been done. “It’s going to take a murder for this to stop,” Hurchick said.