A man is at large for allegedly striking a 58-year-old man in the head with a weapon in a Corpus Christi parking lot, police said.

Corpus Christi police officers were called to a grocery store parking lot in the 3000 block of South Port Avenue on Wednesday for an assault with injuries, Senior Officer Travis Pace said.

The 58-year-old man was bleeding from his head.

The man told police a man, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was driving a black Mazda SUV the wrong way in the parking lot, Pace said.

He told police he attempted to let the driver know he was traveling the wrong way. Witnesses said the driver got out of the vehicle, spit on the 58-year-old man and approached him with a small handgun, Pace said.

"The suspect pointed it at him as they argued, and he was struck in the head with the gun," Pace said. "The victim started fighting him, took the gun and gave it to a worker."

But the suspect didn't stop there. Witnesses told police he went back to the vehicle, grabbed a tire iron and threw it at the man.

The suspect drove away toward Greenwood Drive, Pace said.

Anyone with information about the suspect should call Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers at 361-888-8477 or police at 361-886-2600. Information can be submitted online at www.cctexas.com/crimestoppers.

Alexandria Rodriguez covers breaking news and crime in the Corpus Christi area. Send news tips to alexandria.rodriguez@caller.com and follow her on Twitter @Caller_AR.

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