Horrifying brawl breaks out between street vendors in LA as woman weaponizes Tajn

Police are investigating a violent confrontation involving a longtime downtown Los Angeles street vendor after a shocking attack was captured on video and shared widely on social media.The incident unfolded near Figueroa and 7th streets, where Arabelia Martinez was working at her food stand when an argument with another woman spiraled into a brutal physical assault.Video posted online shows the dispute beginning at Martinez’s stand.The unidentified woman can be seen pouring hot sauce over the vendor’s hot dogs, damaging the food she was selling.

Martinez then appears to toss a red-colored powder toward the woman, triggering a rapid escalation.Footage shows the suspect advancing toward Martinez as the vendor attempts to back away.Moments later, the pair tumble to the ground, where the woman repeatedly strikes Martinez in the back of the head.

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But the violence does not end there.As Martinez is helped to her feet and begins walking away, the video shows the woman rushing up from behind and launching a second attack.The suspect appears to punch Martinez in the head and face before grabbing her by the hair and dragging her back to the ground as horrified witnesses look on.The victim’s family believes the confrontation may have been motivated by racism.

Martinez’s son said the woman began harassing his mother while she was selling food, allegedly telling her to return to Mexico and making other racist remarks before the attack.In the aftermath of the assault, Martinez’s family launched a GoFundMe campaign that had raised more than $97,000 toward its $120,000 goal as of Wednesday.“My name is Constantino Garcia, and I’m raising funds for my mom,...