Juan Diaz, a flower street vendor in Hawthorne, said he only had seconds to react after being attacked by a knife-wielding man on Tuesday.
A 62-year-old Hawthorne street vendor is recalling the horrific moments when he was viciously stabbed in an apparent random attack by a man on a scooter.The incident was captured on camera by a witness as others looked on.
"If I didn't grab the scooter, I don't know what would have happened," Diaz said. "He would have killed me right there.""When I noticed he already had the blade in his hand," Diaz said. "I wasn't thinking about fighting. I had two bouquets of flowers when I hit him in the head with the flowers to defend myself."Diaz said, "He tried to stab me. I think he tried to hit me in the neck or face. I moved my head.
"I'm not looking for any problems. I'm humbly selling flowers trying to earn money the right way," Diaz said.
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