A Southeast Portland convenience store clerk was left bruised and battered this week after a group attacked him over a stolen ice cream bar, the clerk’s mother said.

Ryan Delgado, 23, was hit in the head, bitten in the stomach and punched numerous times during the Monday incident, according to his mother, Toni Delgado. Startling surveillance footage shows the extent of the attack.

She said the incident unfolded the day after her son confronted someone about stealing an ice cream bar from his employer, a Chevron station at Stark Street and 148th Avenue.

The alleged thief ran away but returned Monday, only to be confronted again by Delgado, his mother said.

But he returned once more — this time as part of a several-person group.

One of the group members jumped on the sales counter and kicked at Delgado’s head, surveillance footage shows. A scuffle ensues.

The group was toting pepper spray, according to Toni Delgado, and her son was able to obtain and deploy the spray on them in an attempt to get them to leave.

He was successful in getting the group out the door, his mother said, but they were able to kick their way back in, breaking the front-door glass.

A second, more violent clash then occurs.

One person initially engages Delgado behind the counter. Two others join the attack, and one of them repeatedly punches Delgado. A fourth person appears to hit him with an object from atop the counter.

Delgado was bloodied, and the group eventually leaves.

The store, meanwhile, sustained at least $1,100 in damage and stolen items, according to owner Ray Abedini.

The group stole merchandise including cigarettes and cigars, broke a glass door and caused other damage, Abedini said.

Police are investigating and have spoken with the mother of someone in the video, Toni Delgado told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Thursday. To her knowledge, no arrests have been made.

“It was a senseless act,” she said.

-- Jim Ryan; jryan@oregonian.com; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015

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