Four taco stands in the South Bay region of Los Angeles were robbed at gunpoint by a group of men late Friday night and early Saturday morning, leaving some of the employees badly injured.
Preliminary information indicates that the first incident was reported around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Denker Avenue in Torrance and involved three to four suspects.
In this robbery, two of the taco stand employees stated they were badly beaten with the butt of a gun. Video from the scene obtained by KTLA shows the employees with wounds to their heads and hands; one of them was transported to an area hospital while the other received treatment at the scene.
It is believed that close to $2,000 was stolen in this incident.
The second robbery occurred less than two miles away from and about 40 minutes after the first; this time the target was a taco truck located in the Harbor Gateway area near 190 th Street and Normandie Avenue.
This incident also involved a group of armed men who held workers at gunpoint and demanded their money.