Video shows a gun jammed into a man's throat during the latest in a string of unprovoked and violent taco truck robberies in South Los Angeles.
Video shows a gun jammed into a man's throat during the latest in a string of unprovoked taco truck robberies in South Los Angeles.Community members in South Los Angeles are standing up for their local taco trucks after a string violent and unprovoked robberies have targeted the street vendors there.
The fundraiser is being held at Tacos Los Chemas on 103rd Street and South Avalon. The taco stand was the victim of the latest attack, where they jammed a gun in an employee 's neck, pistol whipped another victim and demanded money from the truck's cash register."We're here to let them know they are not alone," said Edin Enamorado, a street vendor activist who helped organize the event.
"We're tired of people messing with our street vendors. They are honest hard working people that are just providing a living for their families," he said.Police are investigating the connection between the string of robberies, but activists say the crimes are ones of opportunity.
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