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Los Angeles taco truck targeted by nearly 30 men in assault

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August 8, 2025

Tacos Los Pobalano, a Tijuana-style taco truck in Los Angeles was targeted by a large group of men in a massive assault. Around 30 men attacked the 13 staff members of the taco truck, leaving one employee hospitalized, according to a report by NBC Los Angeles

The attackers broke the truck's windows and smashed items inside using bats and attacked workers. One man was hospitalized due to these bat injuries.

"They came out of nowhere," the owner's daughter said in the report. "Out of nowhere, we look up and it's about 30 men entering. They came in with the intention of creating chaos and harming people."

They also live streamed the attack on TikTok, according to a report by La Taco. The food truck posted a statement on social media asking anyone with footage of the attack to contact the L.A. police.