Elderly Pro-Life Activists Beaten in Bloody Attack Outside Baltimore Planned Parenthood
One of the victims has been praying in front of the clinic for years, hoping to save lives
Two elderly pro-life activists were targeted in a bloody attack outside a Baltimore Planned Parenthood last week, landing one man in the hospital with severe injuries.
The men were 73 and 80, respectably, according to WBFF.
According to police, the two men were attacked by an unidentified assailant after engaging with one of them in a “debate” over abortion.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed the man turning away from the pro-lifers, only to turn back around and tackle the older gentleman, sending him crashing into a flower pot.
When the second elderly man rushed over to his cohort’s aid, the assailant shoved him to the ground, brutally beating him in the face, then stood up and kicked him in the face “with extreme force,” according to reports.
Police are still searching for a suspect.
The severely injured man was identified by Baltimore County Right to Life President Jay Walton as Mark Crosby.
“Mark [Crosby] is currently in the hospital being treated for the serious injuries he sustained,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “Please pray that Mark makes a full recovery and that the thug that did this to him is found and dealt with swiftly.”
Walton also linked to a GoFundMe account for the elderly activist, who has ministered outside the Planned Parenthood for years.
“For years, Mark has prayed in front of the Planned Parenthood in Baltimore City to let the scared, young abortion-minded women know that they are loved, that their baby is loved,” the fundraiser states. “Please donate to show Mark how much HE is loved.”