Elton John will be saying goodbye to touring, and one of his final stops was at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Although it was supposed to be a night of celebration, a couple was brutally attacked after one of John’s concerts.
A man was unconscious after being beaten on Thursday, 17 November. “fender bender,”Mike Lopez, Los Angeles Police Department Officer, spoke to City News Service.
The incident is still under investigation by police. After the incident, a man and his wife were in an accident. “Rocket Man” singer’s performance at the stadium. Lopez stated that Lopez was able to stop the couple from getting out of their car and escalated into violence.
One woman attacked another woman, while a man hit another. Video in the immediate aftermath of the attack shows a man lying motionless on the ground, still being assaulted — possibly by multiple assailants — even as others attempt to stop and curtail the violence. The man’s wife is seen being pulled by the hair as she attempts to check on her husband.
“Everyone was gone when police got there,” Lopez said.
Officers met the victims at a hospital where they were receiving medical treatment and filed a report alleging battery. CBS2 reported that the victim suffered from a concussion as well as a broken leg.
The station reported that the man’s wife said she tried to revive him for about 45 minutes, believing he had died, before he finally regained consciousness.
TMZA video of violence was posted and it was reported that both victims were in their 60s.
A woman claiming to be the victims’ daughter — and a nurse — posted Friday on InstagramHer father was still in hospital with head injuries and fractures, but she was discharged. “were left unconscious on the ground.”
She claimed that the couple was attacked by four men, two women, and neither security officers nor witnesses attempted to stop them. She is now asking the public’s help in identifying their attackers.
City News Service contributed to the report.