A Los Angeles County nurse was hospitalized in important situation Thursday after being attacked by a homeless man within the downtown space, officers stated.
The unidentified nurse was attacked on the Union Station bus cease on E. Caesar Chavez Avenue, simply after 5 a.m., FOX 11 of Los Angeles reported.
Through the assault, the assailant, who regulation enforcement stated was a homeless man in his 40s, punched the nurse within the head, inflicting her to fall and strike her head towards the bottom, the station reported.
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The person didn't have any historical past of psychological sickness however had earlier felony violations, together with violent offenses, on his file, officers stated.
The outside of Union Station in Los Angeles is seen March 23, 2021.
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The ER trauma nurse was rushed to the identical hospital the place she works to bear mind surgical procedure, FOX 11 reported.
The bus cease the place the assault passed off had a Metro digital camera overlooking it, although it was not instantly recognized if the incident was recorded.
"Metro is appalled upon hearing of this incident. Metro’s highest concern is the safety of our customers, and along with our law enforcement partners, we have zero tolerance for crimes committed against our customers," Metro stated in a press release to FOX 11.
The assault towards the nurse got here as L.A. County hospitals had been being overwhelmed by the surging omicron coronavirus variant. County officers confirmed greater than 200,000 new coronavirus instances this week — the very best weekly whole because the pandemic started, the Los Angeles Instances reported.
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