Maurice Benheim had no grand plans for how he would spend the rest of last month's Saturday in Los Angeles.
“My day was very vanilla,” Benaim said. He told KNBC-TV. “All I wanted to do was go to the store, get tangerine juice, get the food, and watch the Lakers game.”
“I hope that's a sign that they and their friends will be able to suppress violence.”
But the gang of 20-30 people on bikes changed all of that.
Benaim, who was driving the car, told KNBC that the teenager on the bike took over the intersection of San Vicente Boulevard and Carillo Drive around 5pm on February 22. The area is about 10 minutes southeast of Beverly Hills.
Benaim told the station he had sounded his corner and warned one of the riders.
“I was trying to notify the child of that [the traffic light is] I'm going to be red and I'm going to be right behind you – and I'll make sure he doesn't hit me,” he told KNBC.
“His friends are upset,” Benaim then told the station.
So the bike rider threatened Benaim and was told that one of them had a gun and then broke the taillight on his right, KNBC said.
Benaim stopped him and left, the station said, adding that he was quickly overwhelmed as the bike riders surrounded him and began to punch, kick and stomp him badly.
Mobile phone video A crowd of at least 12 people beat the lonely man with his back flat, barely moving in the middle of a busy street. Los Angeles Police I said The attacking bike riders are between 16 and 18 years old. They all fled before the officers and first responders arrived.
a KTLA-TV Video Report The bike rider said he was “attacking” San Vicente Boulevard when one man called them out.
Paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Station responded to the scene and treated the victim. The victim suffered mild and visible injuries, police added that the victim refused to be taken to the hospital.
Benaim suffered from head and face injuries, KNBC said. Almost a week after the attack, he told the station that he was still injured and suffered from sleep due to the emotional and psychological sacrifice the attack had on him.
“Every day, it gets better,” he added to the station. “I think it makes something happy.”
Two teenagers were charged with attacks with deadly weapons in the wake of the beatdown. KCAL-TV reportedcites the office of city councillor Katie Jaroslavsky, who represents the area where the attack occurred. The suspect's identity was not released, KABC-TV said.
Benaim told KNBC that she hopes that by sharing his story, the rest of the suspects will come forward and recognize the impact of their actions.
You can view KNBC video reports here;Includes interviews with Benaim at the station.
Police said anyone with information about the attack should call Detective Carlos, Serial No. 41244, 213-922-8229. On non-business hours or weekends, the phone must be sent to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247), police say that anyone who wishes to be anonymous should go 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or call LA Regional Crime Stoppers, www.lacrimestoppers.org. Police added that the hint could download the “P3 Tips” mobile app and select LA Regional Crime Stopper as a local program.
It's not a new trend
Blaze News covers many stories about violent crimes committed by such gangs on the wheel. In LA, a mob of about 30 teenagers on bikes was caught in a video of him cruelly pounding and robbing a lonely man last August.
But sometimes they just take away the business. Mobs on bikes looting the 7-evens were also a recent trend in LA last August. About 20 people pulled away a 3-night Smash and Grab robber in 20 minutes. In September, 50 boys on bicycles were easily plundered, stolen a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles, and escaped police. However, there was a small break later that same month when a few parents involved their children after LA police shared nearly 200 surveillance images of a recent 7-Eleven mob robbery by “young men.”
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