Man beaten outside Md. church on Christmas Eve

Police say an elderly man is in critical condition after being robbed and beaten outside of a College Park church just before midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.

Prince George’s County police say the 69-year-old man was found in the parking lot of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. They say he was beaten with a baseball bat and had severe facial injuries.

An archdiocese spokeswoman says the man had dropped his wife off for choir practice and was parking his car in the dark lot when he the robber approached him.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he’s in critical condition.

Police are searching for the suspected robber, who took the victim’s wallet.