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Innocent elderly woman knocked out cold at LA airport when she lands in middle of a road-rage fight

The woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition

Michelle Del Rey
Friday 14 June 2024 19:16 BST
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Innocent elderly woman knocked out at LAX after landing in middle of a road-rage fight

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Authorities are searching for a man they say was involved in a violent road-rage fight that left an elderly woman unconscious at Los Angeles International Airport last month.

Jasan Givens Sr. and another man, whom police have not indentified, were in a fist fight outside the airport around 9:30 a.m. on May 31 when the two men chased each other into a drop off lane. The unidentified elderly woman was checking her luggage on the curb as the fight continued in her direction.

Dramatic video from LAX security cameras shows the woman innocently standing near the curb when the two men come running over and knock her down, causing her to immediately hit the ground and lose consciousness.

An elderly woman was knocked out when she pushed over by two police in a road-rage fight at Los Angeles International Airport.
An elderly woman was knocked out when she pushed over by two police in a road-rage fight at Los Angeles International Airport. (LAPD)

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the woman to the hospital in critical condition.

The innocent bystander has since been released from the hospital, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officials did not provide an update on her precise condition.

“The most shocking thing, and the reason we’re asking for the public’s help, is after this happened, both the individuals failed to render aid,” LAPD Detective Scott Danielson told KTLA, a CW affiliate. “Our victim here could be your mother or your grandmother.”

Los Angeles Police Department officials are searching for Jasan Givens Sr following an altercation at Los Angeles International Airport that left an elderly woman unconscious
Los Angeles Police Department officials are searching for Jasan Givens Sr following an altercation at Los Angeles International Airport that left an elderly woman unconscious (LAPD)

The other man involved in the fight turned himself into police. Authorities said Givens drives a Chevrolet sedan with the license plate 5UAL384. The vehicle has damage to the front passenger door.

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