{
  "id": 13201202,
  "title": "Pretty Little Liars’ Keegan Allen attacked by masked assailants in LA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pretty-little-liars-keegan-allen-attacked-by-masked-assailants-in-la",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T19:53:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/keegan-allen-attacked"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Keegan Allen, an actor from the TV series Pretty Little Liars, was attacked and robbed by two masked men in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to Allen, the incident occurred outside a grocery store when the men, armed with a gun and a knife, demanded his watch and threatened to kill him.\n\nAllen posted a video on social media showing himself bloodied and shaken, with footage from a nearby security camera. The video showed the two men approaching him, and one of them striking him in the head with a handgun after he handed over his watch. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed that they are investigating a violent robbery matching the description provided by Allen.\n\nThe attack left Allen with a laceration on his forehead, and the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle with the watch. According to IGN, Allen urged Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom to take action, stating that \"West Hollywood is not safe anymore\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Pretty Little Liars star Keegan Allen Says He Was Robbed at Gunpoint in Bloody Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pretty-little-liars-star-keegan-allen-says-he-was-robbed-at-gunpoint",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:51:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}