Attack by homeless man in L.A. leaves woman, 52, with broken nose, concussion

KTLA 5 ^ | 07/06/2025 | Josh Dubose

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A woman brutally assaulted by an alleged transient in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood is calling on city officials to do more to keep residents safe.

The violence unfolded on June 18 when Donna DeChristopher, 52, was walking home from running errands in what she describes as a normally safe, walkable area near her residence on Sunset Drive.

The 52-year-old spotted a homeless man that she’s seen in the area and believes lives in a nearby encampment not far from Thomas Starr King Middle School.

She says the man, described as a Hispanic male in his 20’s, ran up to her and punch her in the face at least three times before she went unconscious.

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yeah....it was during showtime.

[Moltke]

There’s Gary Numan, English new wave musician...phonetically similar.

[L.A.Justice]

a nearby encampment not far from Thomas Starr King Middle School. I used to teach there, back about 20 years ago. I wouldn't have called it super-safe even then. I mean, I'd occasionally leave the school on foot to go to a nearby place for lunch, but I always felt very White and Female and Alone on those rare occasions, and I didn't make a habit of it.

You go down south on Hoover from King Middle School...There is Sunset Blvd overpass...Homeless people live under that overpass...I wonder when the City of Los Angeles would clear that area...

I believe that most students from King Middle School end up going to John Marshall HIgh School...

[A_perfect_lady]

I believe that most students from King Middle School end up going to John Marshall HIgh School...

Yeah, as I remember, they do.