His older sister Nayeli Rios said she feels helpless as her little brother remains in the ICU after a second emergency surgery. 'It's devastating because I can't do anything,' she said. 'I am just there by his side, supporting him the entire time and just hopeful that he wakes up.'On Tuesday, Nayeli said her brother was violently attacked while eating a burger with a friend at the Habit located in Freedom Plaza in Watts. They were there to celebrate Jason's birthday.
'Currently, the doctors and the neurosurgeons haven't told us if he is going to be able to make a full recovery,' she said. 'They can't estimate when the swelling of his brain will go down; can't estimate if he is going to get better.'His mother, Lola Mendoza, said she's living out a nightmare after this heartless and cruel attack. She remains at his bedside despite the heartbreaking feeling of watching her son lying helplessly in a bed.