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.