Homeless man dies weeks after being pummeled in unprovoked gas station attack, family says

A group of heartless teens at an Oklahoma City gas station were caught on camera viciously battering a homeless man, who later died in the hospital, sparking outrage from his family and the community.Brandon Liggons’ family said he died as a direct result of the delinquents’ despicable attack — although the cause of his death was due to pneumonia — and are demanding they be held accountable. Liggons, 42, was sitting outside a metro gas station when he was swarmed and pummeled by three teens, according to security video obtained by KFOR and circulating online. They shoved him to the ground and began kicking and punching him.He was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries including a brain bleed, his cousin Grail Pendarvis, 54, told the outlet.Liggons was admitted to the ICU, where he died three weeks later from a lung infection. Police haven’t linked the teens to the death – but his family argues they’re the reason he was in the hospital to begin with. “After being in the hospital on a ventilator for three weeks, yeah, you get pneumonia.That’s how it works,” said Pendarvis.Authorities haven’t identified who was involved in the clobbering.

They said it’s possible they could face charges, according to KFOR, but told The Post that it’s “unlikely.”Oklahoma City police said Liggons’ death will likely not be ruled a homicide.“There is no report to provide due to nobody calling the police in reference to the assault at the scene or the hospital,” police wrote.When asked if they were probing the assault, police said: “At this point, not likely if nobody reported the crime.We have only been informed about this through media inquiries.”Penarvis, who’d visit his cousin often, said he was deeply loved by friends and family, but ultimately chose to live on the streets. “Nobody should have to be forgotten about or thrown away, and Brandon wasn’t a throwaway person.

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