BY LEON B. CREWS
Sentinel Staff Writer

On November 11, 2011, Marsha Allen and a friend were on their way home when they stopped by a Shell Gas Station on Himes Avenue. She said she wanted to get a few things to take home, and was in line behind a young Hispanic male wearing a Black, Tupac tee-shirt.

“I told the young man I liked the shirt, and his response was a group of loud racial slurs. I asked him what he was talking about, and that he must be on drugs. That’s when he assaulted me.”

“I was hit in the temple with a closed fist. I left the items on the counter, ran out of the store, and he followed, shoving me so hard, I fell and injured my elbow.”

Ms. Allen said she got up, ran back in the store, and the young man followed, grabbing her by the hair, pulling her down backwards, and kicking her as she lay on the floor. “While all of this was going on, none of the customers in the store or the clerk did a thing. By time 9-1-1 was called and police arrived he was gone.”

Ms. Allen was transported to a local hospital by her friend where she was treated for her injuries.

According to police, the incident that occurred outside was partially recorded on surveillance tape, and the report said nothing about what was captured on film inside the store.

A witness to the incident got the tag number of the suspect’s vehicle, but when police checked it out, it came back no good.

Although police said they are still investigating the incident, Ms. Allen said she lives in fear of her life, because she thinks her attacker may find her again.

“The detectives tell me they are looking for him, and I know they have a description from the video tape.”