The boyfriend of a woman shot during the armed robbery of a man’s high-end watch at a Beverly Hills restaurant initially thought he was caught in the middle of a drunken fight.
Drew Hancock was having dinner with his girlfriend at the Cannon Drive eatery when three suspects targeted another diner for their Richard Mill watch for an estimated $ 500,000.
Hancock, who was sitting about 10 yards from the uproar, initially felt that the commotion was alcohol-related and stood up to protect his girlfriend.
“It was like crazy,” Hancock Told KNBC. “I’m standing because I’m a big man and when I’m around, people usually calm down. I immediately turned to my girlfriend and when I was throwing her and her friend on the way to the door, there was a shot. Were. “
He said that at one time Hancock’s girlfriend, Amanda’s calf, died.
Hancock characterized the three masked suspects who demanded “young” and “loud” from another diner in Richard Mill RM, a gold flyback chronograph watch in 11-03.
“They were demanding the man’s watch,” Hancock said, adding that he listened to a total of four shots in the ring during the high-end.
KNBC reported that Hancock’s girlfriend, who had a serious injury to her calf with a recoating bullet, was later released from the hospital on Thursday.
Pedestrian robbers appeared to target the man’s expensive watch instead of celebrity hotspots, a law enforcement source who requested anonymity Told the Los Angeles Times
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Meanwhile, the victim stated that one of the suspects had a gun and placed the weapon on his head, KNBC reported.
“Put it in my head,” the man, identified only as Shi, told the station. “They said give me a watch.”
KNBC reported that the man only called the stolen watch a “good watch”, but friends said it was in the form of $ 500,000 worth of Richard Mell.
Asked what he thought of being targeted for his watch, the victim said he was considering leaving Los Angeles.
Police said another person was also treated at the scene, but was not shot.
Beverly Hills police responded to the incident after an initial robbery of 90 seconds, calling 911 at about 2:09 p.m., police Said in a statement.
Another witness, Danielle Mortensen, said she heard people screaming at the restaurant before seeing a person in a black sweatshirt away from the scene.
Investigators have said that between January 30 and February 30, Rolex watches were robbed by seven people in a neighborhood in West Los Angeles adjacent to Beverly Hills.
Reportedly, in a news release last month, Los Angeles police said the suspects used “several types of vehicles” and apparently targeted the victims as they left restaurants and stores in the area.
Police said, “In most instances, the suspects wait for the victims before walking to their vehicle and arriving in a different area.”
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