(KRON) -- A 52-year-old Menlo Park resident was in East Palo Alto when he was attacked in broad daylight Thursday and suffered fatal injuries, police said. Police said the assailant was "acting erratically and disrobing in public" on University Avenue when he was first reported to police. When offi cers arrived on scene at 2:21 p.m., they found the victim suffering from injuries on his face, the East Palo Alto Police Department said. The victim told officers that he had been assaulted by the suspect. "Officers contacted and detained the individual identified by the victim," EPAPD wrote. Sister slain in Richmond house fire feared for her family, court documents show EPAPD said the victim died from his injuries shortly after he arrived at Stanford Hospital. The suspect was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of assault and violation of parole. Police did not release the victim's and suspect's names. "We extend our deepest condolences to the victim’s family and loved ones during this difficult time," the police department wrote. ...read more read less