Overview
- Officers say the assailant struck the victim with a metallic object, then used a vehicle to run him over and drag him a short distance.
- The assault was reported around 12:42 p.m. near Wilshire and San Vicente boulevards, and officers arrived within two minutes.
- Police arrested Christopher Cornelius, 54, of San Bernardino after finding him hiding in a nearby building.
- Cornelius was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held on $2 million bail.
- The victim died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and authorities have not released his name or established a motive or connection.