DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a suspected hate crime after photos show a Black woman getting attacked by Donald Trump supporters in downtown L.A. Wednesday.
Berlinda Nibo says she was walking near the pro-Trump demonstration when the crowd started to harass her - calling her the "N-word" and shouting "Black lives don't matter."
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She yelled back and the crowd began following her. Nibo says one of them hit her in the face and others jumped her.
Strangers came to her rescue, including a man seen in the photos holding her. She credits that man with saving her life. She received first aid from an unidentified person after she was helped by the man.
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LAPD says detectives have interviewed Nibo and a hate crime/battery report was taken. The department is investigating the incident as a hate crime and asks anyone with information to contact detectives at (213) 833-3750.
The stomach-churning images that circulated online were taken on the same day as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. and took over the House and Senate chambers, ransacking the place in a stunning scene.