Covina man beaten with pipe, robbed in El Monte

Ok.. case in point, do you think this guy was in the wrong place at the right time? Don't go in alleys late at night... That said, a self defense weapon might have leveled the playing field some...

Covina man beaten with pipe, robbed in El Monte: "EL MONTE -- Robbers beat a man with a metal pipe and stole his wallet and cell phone early Saturday, police said.
The crime occurred about 12:45 a.m. in an alleyway near Garvey and Central Avenues, El Monte police Lt. Chuck Carlson said.
The victim, a 21-year-old Covina man, was walking down the alley when a dark-colored 4-door sedan, possibly a Honda Accord, with four people inside approached, the lieutenant said.
Two of the robbers got out of the car and struck the man with a metal pipe, then rifled through his pockets after he fell to the ground, Carlson said.
The man was hospitalized but is expected to recover, he added.
One of the robbers was described as a Latino man of about 18 years old, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing 130 pounds, Carlson said. Another robber was a Latino man of about 25 years old.
No description of the robbers who remained in the car was available.
Carlson said it was not clear Sunday if the robbers were gang members.
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