The St. Joseph Police Department said it has a person of interest after a 77-year-old man was injured Monday near Midtown trying to stop another man from stealing his vehicle.

As we previously reported, Monday around 5 p.m. at U.S. Oil located at 601 S. 22nd St. police said a man allegedly stole a vehicle from an older man who parked his van in front of the gas station. In his attempt to keep his van from being stolen the victim allegedly fell from the van and was reported to have hit his head. The man was taken to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of a serious injury.

The stolen vehicle was located later that day. Commander Eric Protzman said Thursday that authorities have identified a person of interest in the case but little other information is being released at this time. He said further details could be released later today.