Teen badly beaten outside Crows Landing Road store in Modesto

A 19-year-old male was rushed into surgery Saturday afternoon for bleeding in the brain after being beaten by several people outside a shop on Crows Landing Road, police said.

The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. outside the Stop & Shop liquor store at 1914 Crows Landing, said Modesto police Lt. Terry Seese. Witnesses reported that subjects assaulting the victim were making gang-related comments, Seese said. The victim’s phone also was stolen.

The victim was in critical but stable condition Sunday, the lieutenant said.

This story was originally published May 1, 2016 at 1:25 PM with the headline "Teen badly beaten outside Crows Landing Road store in Modesto."