Assault on Woman at Protest Probed
Baldwin Park police said they were opening an investigation to determine who struck a 66-year-old woman with a plastic water bottle during a sidewalk protest Saturday, sending her to the hospital with “cranial trauma.”
“We’re investigating this as an assault with a deadly weapon,” Sgt. Greg Keef said.
Police said the victim, Laura Dalton of Murrieta, was struck during a shouting match between members of Save Our State, an anti-illegal immigration group, and their opponents.
Save Our State organized the protest against what they viewed as divisive and inflammatory wording on a city sculpture.
Dalton was initially observed in the intensive care unit at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina but was released Sunday, said a friend and fellow protester, Robin Hvidson.
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