When she tried to defend herself, she said the woman took her umbrella, broke it in half and cut her in the face.
Friday, July 19, 2024 8:10PMA woman is speaking out after she was randomly attacked and thanking the good Samaritan that came to her rescue when no one else would.
Runing Lao said she was attacked Wednesday just before 1 p.m. outside of a Chipotle on Jackson Avenue.When Lao tried to defend herself, she said the woman took her umbrella, broke it in half and used it to cut her in the face. "She just attacked me for no reason, at first I was shocked and frightened and I tried to fight back," Lao said."The way that woman was hitting her.. it's lucky she can still walk," said good Samaritan Jerome David."She tried to run off that way and I grabbed her right there, held her, she hit me breaking my glasses, and then she ran over there and I ran after her and pinned her onto the floor," David said.
Police responded within minutes and took the 34-year-old suspect, Adriana Garcia, into custody. She is charged with second and third degree assault.Now she is determined to not let fear dictate her life going forward. "I still love the city and I hope there are measures that can be done to make the city safer again," Lao said.
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