(CNN)Los Angeles police are searching for suspects arrested in a surveillance video attacking an Asian man earlier this week. Officials said.
Police video footage shows the suspect using his elbows to beat the victim's face when they were outside a storefront near Koreatown on Monday. .. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the victim fell to the ground as a result of an "unprovoked" attack and appeared unconscious in the video.
The video shows that after the assault, a bystander approached the suspect, confronted the suspect, and continued a dialogue between the two. The suspect then picked up the unconscious victim and handed it to a bystander. The attacker begins to walk away from the bystanders and victims and does not appear to be interacting with them anymore. What's more isn't clear from the video.
Los Angeles Police Department says it is seeking the help of the general public to identify the suspect and is actively investigating the attack.
The Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission has contacted LAPD to detect potential hate crime evidence, including interviews with witnesses and suspects, postings on social media, and comments by suspects. Said to confirm that he was investigating. Incident. Authorities have not yet stated a decision on whether assault constitutes a hate crime.
'Anti-Asian violence continues'
Advocates show that attacks in Los Angeles show a larger pattern of violence against Asian Americans Shows-Determine the assault is a hate crime, whether police or not.
"For the Asian-American community, this is a surge in violence and attacks on the community, regardless of whether police ultimately determined that there was sufficient evidence to call this a hate crime. There is no doubt that this is another example of this pandemic. "
program, staff can facilitate meetings with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and obtain civil relief. This is when there are elements of prejudice and discrimination exhibited by government agencies, businesses, or people. Manju Kulkarni, co-founder of
"I don't know the motive behind this identification of Asian Americans, but how much the problem of anti-AAPI harassment is, not only in such violence cases, but in many people. I know it's realistic. More public harassment moments when racial and ethnic slurs are screaming at AAPI just trying to live their lives, "said Kulkarni.