The 13-year-old bit the attacker twice before she was able to break away and run to school. Police were able to find surveillance video of the man following her.
GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston police are working to identify a man they said tried to abduct a teenager while she was walking to school Monday morning.
It happened near Galveston’s East End just before 7 a.m.
Police said the 13-year-old girl told them that she left her family’s apartment and was walking along 28th Street on her way to Central Middle School when she heard footsteps approaching her from behind.
The girl told police that a man came up from behind her and grabbed her. She said she fought with the man and bit him twice. She said she was able to break free and ran straight to school, where she told officials what happened. Teachers at the school called the police after hearing the student’s story.
The teen wasn’t physically injured in the incident.
When the teen’s parents got to the school, they brought officers back to their apartment so they could retrace the student’s steps to find out where the incident happened. While they were doing that, they found surveillance video from a business on 24th Street that showed the man following the teen. Police said he appeared to be white or Hispanic and was wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and what they thought was a ski mask.
Investigators reached out to local medical facilities to see if they had any patients with bite-related injuries and are hoping the public can help them identify the suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Galveston Police Department at 409-765-3777 or Galveston County Crime Stoppers at 409-763-8477.
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