Salem police arrest teen suspected in near-fatal beating of 64-year-old man

A teenager beat a 64-year-old man Thursday afternoon in northeast Salem, leaving the victim with critical injuries, police announced in a news release.

Witnesses called Salem police around 4:30 p.m. after reporting a young man punching and kicking the victim, who was walking along Northeast Sunnyview Road near Northeast Lancaster Drive.

The suspect tried to leave but was stopped by witnesses, the Salem Police Department said in the Friday afternoon news release. Police arrested…