HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for at least two suspects accused of severely beating a man in an attempted robbery in the city’s southwest side on Tuesday night.

The incident happened in the 6100 block of Glemont Drive just before 10 p.m.

According to the Houston Police Department, a witness noticed two suspects approach the 54-year-old man sitting on the sidewalk.

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HPD said it is possible that the suspects were waiting for the man because another individual was waiting in a blue Honda Accord.

At one point, the man tried to run away from the suspect, who brandished a pistol at him. HPD said the man was unable to run fast enough to escape the suspect, who caught up to him.

The witness told police one of the suspects knocked the man down and was yelling for him to give them his wallet before seeing another suspect hit the victim several times with the pistol, HPD said.

Lt. Willkens said at one point that a gunshot was fired in the air. Officials said it is unclear whether it was accidental or whether they were trying to scare the man. The suspect then got into the waiting blue car and fled the scene.

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HPD said the man’s injuries were severe, but he is expected to be OK. HPD confirmed that the man’s wallet was intact when emergency personnel responded and took him to the hospital for treatment.

Officials urge anyone with information on this case to call Houston police.

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