Video shows woman brutally attacking street vendor in downtown Los Angeles
Key takeaways
- A video posted online shows a woman brutally attacking a street vendor last week in downtown Los Angeles.
- In a video posted Sunday to Instagram, a woman is seen approaching the food worker, identified by her family as Arabelia Martinez, at her hot dog cart at Figueroa and 7th streets.
- The woman is seen pouring something over Martinez’s food and Martinez throws what appears to be powdered spices back at the woman, who then goes around the vendor’s cart and attacks her.
Pedestrians walk along Figueroa Street ear West 7th Street on Tuesday in Los Angeles. A vendor was attacked in the area a week earlier. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) By Summer Lin Staff Writer Follow June 24, 2026 9:20 AM PT 1 2 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
A video posted online shows a woman brutally attacking a street vendor last week in downtown Los Angeles.
In a video posted Sunday to Instagram, a woman is seen approaching the food worker, identified by her family as Arabelia Martinez, at her hot dog cart at Figueroa and 7th streets.