Los Angeles, Ca
Mob of teens violently assault man, break his leg in downtown Los Angeles
A man is recovering after being brutally attacked and robbed earlier this month in downtown Los Angeles by a mob of young people on bicycles.
The Aug. 2 assault, according to the victim, Shailoobek Bazarbai Uulu, happened while he was stopped at a redlight at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street.
Uulu said a group of teens on bicycles pulled in front of his vehicle and when the light turned green, he attempted to pass them.
“When I was passing, one of them threw a bottle of water in my car,” he explained. “So, I don’t know what happened.”
As he pulled over and got out of his car, he said the group of roughly 30 teens surrounded him, with the situation turning violent very quickly.
Footage of the incident was captured by a witness who happened to walk up on the mob as they assaulted Uulu, stole items, including his backpack and wallet, out of the vehicle, shattered the windows and stomped on the hood and trunk of his car.
“This is what L.A. has come to,” the man filming the incident can be heard saying. “Dog, I’m not even playing. I literally just parked. These kids are wild, not older than 20.”
In the video, Uulu is seen barefoot, limping as he’s pushed and punched in the back of the head by several of the teens.
He sustained a broken leg, along with deep cuts and lacerations all over his body after getting kicked and punched while on the ground. The injury to his leg, he said, will require surgery.
“Suddenly, someone pulled me out and she literally saved my life,” he told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo. “It was a young lady, take me aside and hug me.”
At least a few adults, including the man filming the incident, are seen in the video attempting to stop the attack and get the teens to leave the area where traffic was backed up as a result of the violent brawl.
Uulu said he’d been planning on moving, which is why many of his belongings were in his car, much of which is now gone, including documents, cash and credit cards.
The victim insists he did nothing to provoke the attack, but in the video, one of the teens can be heard telling the man filming that Uulu cut them off with his car, nearly hitting them.
When the police did arrive, the teens had all fled the area. The victim was then taken to the hospital where he learned the extent of his injuries.
“It’s a been a week and no one has been arrested,” he said. “They stole my bank cards, and they even tried to use it a few days later.”
In addition to the lost property, his vehicle was badly damaged, with Uulu saying it was estimated to be $20,000 worth of repairs needed.
“I am alone here and never thought that I could find myself in such a situation,” he said.
A GoFundMe has been organized to help him recover from the losses.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact LAPD’s Central Station 213-486-6606. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
Los Angeles, Ca
3 seriously injured in fiery sports car crash in Angeles Forest
Three people were transported to a Los Angeles County hospital with major injuries Friday morning after they were involved in a fiery crash on the Angeles Forest Highway.
The crash happened before 11 a.m. and involved at least two vehicles, one of which was a Maserati sports car.
First responders found the Maserati crashed on the side of the road with flames engulfing the vehicle. Firefighters were able to knock down the fire around 11:15 a.m. to rescue the injured patients.
According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, three people were transported from the scene, including one person in critical condition.
Video from Sky 5 showed the scorched car on the side of the roadway where it apparently hit the hillside. A second vehicle with major damage, a Toyota van, was being loaded onto a flatbed, with California Highway Patrol officials stating that the vehicle was driven by an innocent bystander traveling in the opposite direction of the Maserati.
A third vehicle, which appeared to be a Porsche, was parked near the side of the road not far from the scene of the crash.
Authorities are investigating the possibility that the Maserati and the Porsche were street racing in the moments leading up to the violent crash.
The crash remains under investigation and the roadway was closed to through-traffic for over an hour as crews cleaned debris from the scene. By 12:20 p.m., all lanes of the roadway were reopened to traffic, according to the CHP incident log.
Los Angeles, Ca
Argument leads to gunfire at San Bernardino County grocery store
A man was arrested for attempted murder after an argument led to gunfire at a San Bernardino County grocery store Thursday.
The suspect was identified as William Timoteo Moller, 37, an Apple Valley resident, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The incident occurred at a Stater Bros. market on the 21600 block of Bear Valley Road in Apple Valley shortly before 2 p.m.
Deputies responded to an altercation in which Moller reportedly pulled out a handgun and fired at another person. The suspect was arguing with another shopper, an unidentified 37-year-old man, when a handgun was brought out and one round was fired.
No one was injured during the incident, authorities said. The heated altercation prompted employees to evacuate the supermarket.
A 6-year-old boy was also at the scene when the confrontation took place.
Moller was arrested and booked into the High Desert Detention Center on charges of attempted murder. He is being held on $2 million bail.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Deputy K. Mullins with Apple Valley Police at 760-240-7400, or dispatch at 760-956-5001.
Anonymous tips can be provided to We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 or online at wetip.com.
Los Angeles, Ca
Woman found dead at bus stop in Mid-Wilshire; police investigating
Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a bus stop in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles Thursday.
According to Los Angeles police, the body had been at a bus stop on Crenshaw and Olympic Boulevards for around 10-12 hours before being discovered in the afternoon.
Emergency medical staff responded to the scene and after investigating, the woman was confirmed dead.
It’s unclear how she died but police said no foul play was suspected at the time.
A canopy was placed around the bus stop and police tape cordoned off the area as the investigation continued.
Her identity was not released and her cause of death will be determined by the coroner’s office.
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