A homeless woman wielding a knife threatened to “start killing people” and forced a Democratic leader in the city of Los Angeles to flee his own campaign event on Monday, police said – and we have the explosive video of the arrest and the candidate running for safety.
According to The Daily Wire, Los Angeles City Councilman and mayoral candidate Joe Buscaino, a Democrat, held an event to address the city’s out-of-control homelessness problem. Buscaino is running for mayor of the city in 2022.
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“All of us here are in support of regulations that will return the rights of every Angeleno to enjoy our public spaces,” he told a crowd of about 100 supporters during the event. “Los Angeles residents are sick and tired of being sick and tired, they want and deserve better solutions.”
During the event, 19-year-old Alaia Smith – a homeless woman that reportedly goes by the name Angel — was arrested when she allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened to start murdering people.
Nico Ruderman, a resident of nearby Venice, told a local news station that he saw Smith and “kept an eye on her because she seemed a little off.”
“Then, all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye I see her pull a knife out,” Ruderman said. “A six-or-nine-inch knife. And I look her in the eye and she says, ‘I’m going to start killing people.’”
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“And I was like, ‘Holy sh*t!’ and I jumped forward and grabbed Joe [Buscaino],” he said. Then “I think his security or some other people escorted him to a Jeep.”
“This lady was inches from me, and only a couple feet from Joe with a big knife,” Ruderman said. “So, it was pretty scary.”
Videos on social media show Smith, holding a large knife, being arrested by police as Buscaino and his security team jump a barrier and run from the scene in the background.
One police officer reportedly suffered injuries trying to disarm the suspect, but the police said the injuries were minor.
“I am grateful for my safety, the safety of the public, and the quick action of the Los Angeles Police Department,’’ Buscaino said in a statement released after the event.
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“This is exactly why I was in Venice Beach today, charting a new course for our city, and I am convinced now, more than ever, that bold action is needed to make our city safer for everyone, regardless of housing status.’’
You can see videos of the arrest — and Buscaino running for safety in the background — below:
Breaking: Private security working for @JoeBuscaino interrupted the event when they noticed this woman holding a knife near the mayoral candidate. LAPD officers detained her and you can clearly see the weapon in this video. Buscaino has been told it’s unsafe to stay here and left pic.twitter.com/tuLDRTZPWV
— Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) June 7, 2021
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In the background of this clip, you can see mayoral candidate @JoeBuscaino jump onto and then over the wall surrounding the Venice beach parking lot and then take off running while @LAPDHQ officers detain the woman holding the knife. pic.twitter.com/KIXg10exYu
— Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) June 7, 2021