Police continue to search for man caught on video pummeling elderly man outside Publix

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Winter Haven police are continuing to look for a man who attacked a 73-year-old.

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Video showed the man punching the elderly man on the ground outside a Publix on Cypress Gardens Boulevard.

Police said the suspect, identified as Donald Walker, even smashed the man’s phone after the man said he’d call the cops.

Winter Haven police said the incident happened on Sunday around 2 p.m.

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Police need help finding Walker, who is accused of speeding and almost running over the elderly man as he exited the grocery store.

The two exchanged words before the suspect decided to confront the elderly man face-to-face.

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Walker hit the elderly man once. When the elderly man said he was calling the cops, Walker beat him to the ground, the video showed.

Video: WATCH: Elderly man ‘pummeled’ after confronting driver while walking out of Publix Police in Winter Haven are looking for a man they said attacked a 73-year-old man on Saturday. (WFTV)

Police said Walker drives a pewter-colored Ford F-250.

Anyone with information about Walker’s whereabouts is asked to call the Winter Haven Police Department.

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Winter Haven police search for man who 'pummeled' elderly man (Winter Haven Police Department)

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