Summary:
A popular New Orleans musician is fighting for his life in hospital after being brutally assaulted in a street attack.

Full article:
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:31 EST, 22 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 06:39 EST, 22 January 2014 . New Orleans musician Doug Potter is fighting for his life in hospital after being brutally assaulted in a street attack . A popular New Orleans musician is fighting for his life in hospital after being brutally attacked in what is believed to be the latest case of a sick craze known as the knock-out game. Doug Potter was returning to his car after playing a gig at Cafe Beignet inside the Bourbon Street courtyard venue on Tuesday night when he was brutally assaulted by two men. The 54-year-old bass player is now in an induced coma after undergoing intensive brain surgery at University Hospital. Mr Potter was not robbed and witnesses say the two attackers appeared to have assaulted him for no apparent reason. Friends . and family believe he could have been the victim of what is known . as the knock-out game, when attackers try to floor a victim purely for . amusement. The attack was . captured on surveillance video which shows Mr Potter walking back to his . car parked on nearby Conti Street. He is attacked by the two men and . falls to the street. Police . have issued a sketch of one of the suspects who has a distinctive tattoo . between his eyes like a letter W with a cross above it. He is described as a black man and about 5â€™07â€ .