‘Now … He’s Dead’: Texas Man Beats 80-Year-Old Man Into a Coma Over Parking Spot Dispute; Additional Charges Expected As Family Remove Military Vet Off Life Support

An elderly man who was severely injured in a violent dispute over a parking spot has died, and the charges his alleged assailant faces might be upgraded. Family members say 80-year-old Earl Hollins was taken off life support after he slipped into a coma as a result of severe head trauma he suffered in a fight at a Food Town grocery store in Houston, Texas. Investigators initially thought Hollins was hurt in a robbery but later learned that he and a man police identified as 57-year-old Anthony Boyce clashed over a parking spot on Dec. 6. Earl Hollins was declared brain dead and taken off life support. (Credit: Facebook) The Harris County Sheriff’s Office believe Boyce attacked Hollins, then fled the scene in his truck. Deputies also originally thought the pair to be strangers but later learned they knew each other since they both frequent the same grocery store. Boyce was arrested the day after the attack and charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. Hollins was taken off life support the day of Boyce’s arrest after doctors declared him brain-dead. Arrest update: The victim, Earl Hollins (80), remains hospitalized in critical condition. Patrol deputies and Violent Crimes Unit...