Pretty Little Liars’ Keegan Allen attacked by masked assailants in LA
Actor was robbed of his watch after being struck in the head by two attackers wielding a gun and a knife The Pretty Little Liars actor Keegan Allen was battered and robbed by attackers wielding a knife and gun in West Hollywood, he said on Thursday in a social media video showing him bloodied and alarmed. The Los Angeles county sheriff’s department confirmed in a statement shared with news…
Pretty Little Liars actor Keegan Allen was assaulted by masked individuals wielding a gun and a knife in West Hollywood, California. The incident occurred outside an upscale grocery store on Santa Monica Boulevard. Allen recounted the attack on social media, stating that the two assailants struck him in the head, one with a gun and the other with a knife, before fleeing the scene with his watch.
Surveillance footage showed the attackers, one holding a gun and the other holding a knife, targeting Allen near the rear of a pickup truck. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed the investigation of the violent robbery, noting that the perpetrators demanded a watch and bracelet at knifepoint and gunpoint. One of the attackers allegedly caused a laceration to Allen's forehead with a pistol-whip.
Allen described himself as concussed in an Instagram post and mentioned that he was taken to a medical facility for evaluation. The incident garnered sympathy from public figures, including singer Gavin DeGraw, who expressed his shock in a comment.
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