Student attacked while waiting for school bus in South Gate

Just before 8 a.m., a 4th grader in the Downey Unified School District was waiting for his school bus when a man who appeared to be homeless attacked him from behind.“I was just standing and waiting for my bus eating my apple and he came up behind me walking and he hit me in my back,” the victim said.

The good samaritan called the police and also pointed them in the direction of the attacker. Police later arrested the man.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.The boy's mom, who did not want to be identified, says she is beyond grateful to the woman who stopped to help her son.

The victim's mom said she has complained about the school bus stop which is on busy Imperial Highway.

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