A driver in downtown Los Angeles mentioned he’s recovering from his accidents after he was jumped by a bunch of bicycle-riding youngsters in an assault that was partially caught on video.
Video of the Aug. 2 assault was shared with KTLA and exhibits a bunch of individuals on bicycles driving round vehicles downtown and likewise stomping on one automobile’s windshield.
Shailoobek Bazarbai Uulu, 29, mentioned he was attacked whereas stopped at a purple mild on the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hope Avenue after he’d tried to cross the youngsters in his automotive and one among them threw a water bottle in response.
“I used to be somewhat bit confused. I handed the intersection, pulled over, and bought out of the automotive to determine what occurred,” he mentioned in a GoFundMe submit in search of assist to cowl his medical bills.
When he bought out of the automotive, Uulu mentioned he was surrounded. He mentioned he ran away however a small group gave chase whereas others ransacked and vandalized his automobile. When he went again to his automotive to try to cease them, he was additionally attacked, Uulu advised KTLA.
He says he fell to the bottom and was pummeled with kicks and punches.
“I by no means thought that teenagers could be so merciless, and I didn’t anticipate that from them,” Uulu advised The Instances. “That’s why I bought out from the automotive. I didn’t know like that it’s very harmful to get out from the automotive.”
“Out of the blue, somebody pulled me out and simply hugged me and took me apart, and it was a lady,” he added. “She simply actually saved my life as a result of nobody helped me at the moment.”
He mentioned he didn’t notice it on the time, however he was badly lower and bruised and had a damaged leg. His GoFundMe will assist cowl the price of surgical procedure and his stolen possessions, which embrace his cash, pockets, telephones and different results.
Uulu, a refugee initially from Kyrgyzstan, grew up in Russia from the age of 5 and arrived in California over a 12 months in the past in search of asylum. The youngsters who attacked him and ransacked his automotive stole paperwork he wants for his asylum case, he mentioned.
Previous to the assault, Uulu labored as an Instacart supply driver. However now that his leg is damaged and his automotive is in want of repairs, he’s out of labor. His mom is in Kyrgyzstan and his siblings are in Russia.
“I’m simply alone right here,” he mentioned.
Bystander Shiv Patel recorded the incident, and repeatedly chastised the youngsters and bought in contact with Uulu to present him footage of the encounter. One particular person on a bike claimed that Uulu nearly hit one of many youngsters together with his automotive. Within the video, Uulu could be seen limping barefoot as he asks for somebody to name the police.
Although it’s unclear how many individuals had been concerned within the assault, Los Angeles police confirmed they did obtain experiences of a bunch combat that day about 6:30 p.m., mentioned Officer Drake Madison. The variety of folks concerned within the combat repeatedly modified over the a number of calls the LAPD obtained, Madison mentioned, however the ultimate estimate was between 20 to 30 youngsters who had been final seen heading towards L.A. Reside, in line with police.
Whereas an officer from the LAPD met with Uulu on the hospital, he mentioned that he has not obtained any follow-up calls concerning the case.
“I noticed their fingerprints on my window,” he mentioned about those that attacked his automotive.
The detectives engaged on Uulu’s case couldn’t be instantly reached for a standing replace Monday.
