Shocking moment a scooter riding brute brutally hits a random woman with a fire extinguisher on an LA street corner and then takes off
- The unidentified woman was out for coffee in West Los Angeles on Saturday morning when she was assaulted, according to her boyfriend
- Dan Steinberg, the boyfriend, said she saw the attacker scream as he drove past her on an e-scooter before driving away
- Surveillance video shows the suspect returning and hurling the fire extinguisher at her head from behind
- The victim fell to the ground, clutching the back of his head in obvious pain from the senseless blow
- The suspect remains at large while LAPD continues to investigate and attempt to gather more information
A California man was filmed on camera in Los Angeles on Saturday hitting a woman in the head with a fire extinguisher.
The unidentified woman was out for coffee on Pico Boulevard in west Los Angeles on Saturday morning when she was assaulted, according to her boyfriend.
Dan Steinberg, the boyfriend, said she saw the attacker scream as he drove past her on an e-scooter before driving away.
Surveillance video shows the suspect returning and hurling the fire extinguisher at her head from behind.
The victim fell to the ground, clutching the back of his head in obvious pain from the senseless blow.
A California man was filmed on camera in Los Angeles on Saturday hitting a woman in the head with a fire extinguisher
Dan Steinberg, the boyfriend, said she saw the attacker scream as he drove past her on an e-scooter before driving away
Surveillance video shows the suspect returning and hurling the fire extinguisher at her head from behind
The victim fell to the ground, clutching the back of his head in obvious pain from the senseless blow
The unidentified woman was out for coffee on Pico Boulevard in west Los Angeles on Saturday morning when she was assaulted, according to her boyfriend
The attacker got back on his scooter and continued into traffic before moving away from the scene.
The video then shows the victim trying to get back on his feet.
She lost consciousness and was eventually diagnosed with a concussion, according to Fox11. She should recover.
The victim was eventually taken to a local hospital for treatment of the head injury.
The suspect remains at large while LAPD continues to investigate and attempt to gather more information.
It comes as major cities continue to see crime spikes in 2022, as the violent crime rate rose 4.4 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2021, mainly due to a sharp rise in robbery rates (13 percent) and aggravated assault (2.6 percent).
New York City saw a 39 percent increase in robberies and a 21 percent increase in aggravated assaults, while Los Angeles saw those numbers increase by 22 percent and 21 percent, respectively. San Francisco and Baltimore also posted steep increases.
It’s unclear what’s driving the surge, but Covid-19 has caused tremendous social upheaval, derailing government and community support systems. Gun sales also rose during the pandemic.
The police forces are overwhelmed. Crime rates are rising even as police officers, exhausted by the pandemic and disillusioned by calls to cut funding in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, are quitting or retiring faster than they can be replaced.
Police chiefs scramble to recruit in a tight job market as they reconsider what services they can provide and the role police officers should play in their communities. Many have transferred experienced officers to patrol services to keep up with emergency calls.