Police continue searching for the suspect in a violent carjacking in Santa Rosa.
The incident occurred near the intersection of First and A streets Sunday.
Video shows Rico Richards Leaton-Gomez, of Windsor, approaching a pickup truck offering to buy it.
Police said he then punched the 67-year-old driver through his open window, opened the door and did it again, then dragged the victim out of the truck and hit him several more times.
Leaton-Gomez got into the driver’s seat and started to drive away, but then got out and fled on foot.
He was recently released from prison for a previous carjacking, police said.
As for the victim, police found him lying in the street unconscious. He suffered significant cuts to his face and a broken nose.
Source: NBC Bay Area
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