Terrifying moment businessman is pistol-whipped and robbed in broad daylight on bustling Los Angeles street
Two masked thugs jumped a longtime Los Angeles business owner in broad daylight, pistol-whipping him in the head and stealing his watch during a brazen robbery in the city’s Fashion District.Shocking surveillance footage shows the two men, dressed in black, leaping out of the passenger side of a black sedan and rushing Israeli business owner Ronan Vered as he stood in the doorway of his store Wednesday, Oct.21, at around 3:15 p.m.The terrifying attack was captured on the store’s security cameras and shared online by Israeli Week News.
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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story The video shows the two suspects holding a gun to Vered’s head before one of them starts beating him to the ground, with customers still inside the store.The robbers take turns yanking and assaulting the businessman before one of them unleashes a brutal pistol-whipping attack to his head.
Blood can be seen splattered on the ground in the aftermath.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Vered struggles to escape the beating, but one of the suspects allegedly manages to snatch the watch from his wrist before the pair flee in their getaway car.Los Angeles Police Department Public Information Officer Tony Im confirmed that officers responded to a robbery in the 1100 block of East 12th Street that afternoon.Police were called shortly after 3 p.m.for a robbery involving a victim in his 50s whose watch was stolen.
Authorities did not provide a value for the timepiece, though the outlet reported it was a Rolex worth about $50,000.A crime...