Robber chokes stranger with a rope outside Lompoc hospital
February 27, 2019
Long Lu
A robber violently attacked a man outside a Lompoc Hospital rendering the victim unconscious before robbing him in what police are calling a random attack. [Cal Coast Times]
Shortly before 7 a.m, 36-year-old Long Lu walked up behind a man affiliated with the Lompoc Valley Medical Center, wrapped a rope around the victim’s neck, pulled him to the ground and choked him until he passed out. Lu then robbed the man before fleeing the area.
The victim regained consciousness and began to yell for help. Witnesses told police they saw the assailant fleeing down East Ocean Avenue.
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