OCTOBER 11--Police are reviewing a viral video that shows unprovoked attacks on a confused California woman who was battered as she wandered around a strip mall.
The 1:51 video, which first surfaced yesterday afternoon on the Worldstar Hip Hop web site, appears to have been shot recently at a shopping center on Mack Road and Center Parkway in Sacramento.
When the clip was first posted, the site reported that it was submitted by “Dylan G The Kid.†However, after the video began to go viral, the credit was abruptly changed to “Rhekidd.â€
At the video’s outset, the woman is seen pacing aimlessly in front of a doughnut shop. A dreadlocked young man (seen at right) wearing a New York Yankees cap looms nearby as his snickering friend films the action.
At about the 1:00 mark, the man lunges at the woman, punching her in the face with his left fist. This elicits gales of laughter from the cameraman, who was patiently waiting for his friend to pounce. The assailant is seen doubled over in laughter.
When the woman begins to run after her attacker, the camerman, laughing hysterically, chases them down a walkway. The assailant, though, disappears from the view of the camera.
The 1:51 video, which first surfaced yesterday afternoon on the Worldstar Hip Hop web site, appears to have been shot recently at a shopping center on Mack Road and Center Parkway in Sacramento.
When the clip was first posted, the site reported that it was submitted by “Dylan G The Kid.†However, after the video began to go viral, the credit was abruptly changed to “Rhekidd.â€At the video’s outset, the woman is seen pacing aimlessly in front of a doughnut shop. A dreadlocked young man (seen at right) wearing a New York Yankees cap looms nearby as his snickering friend films the action.
At about the 1:00 mark, the man lunges at the woman, punching her in the face with his left fist. This elicits gales of laughter from the cameraman, who was patiently waiting for his friend to pounce. The assailant is seen doubled over in laughter.
When the woman begins to run after her attacker, the camerman, laughing hysterically, chases them down a walkway. The assailant, though, disappears from the view of the camera.