A Virginia man, Patricio Salazar, was beaten to death when he tried to rescue a woman from being raped.
According to the Arlington County Police, the 54-year-old Salazar died at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, U.S., Thursday night after he was allegedly attacked by 27-year-old Michael Nash.
Investigators said Nash was walking with a woman he knew when he started to physically and sexually assault her.
Salazar witnessed the assault and tried to help the victim, only to be beaten by Nash, according to police.
A second witness, 27-year-old Brad Flood, told WUSA-TV he went to the scene after he heard the woman screaming. Read more