A 61-year-old man has died from severe injuries after being strangled and hitting his head on the ground in front of a gas station in Hillcrest on Saturday afternoon.

Police said the victim was strangled and his head was slammed into the ground during the assault, which was reported shortly before 5 p.m. on Washington Street

Authorities said they found the victim unconscious in front of the station. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

A man was arrested after strangling a man and hitting his head against the ground near a Hillcrest gas station, according to a press release from the San Diego Police Department.

A 61-year-old man died Saturday evening after being strangled and assaulted outside a gas station in Hillcrest, authorities said.