California Man Pepper-Sprays Asian Gas Station Owner During Racist Rant
On 3/15/21 at 6:34 AM EDT
An Asian gas station owner needed to go to hospital after he was pepper-sprayed during a racist tirade at his Oakland, California business.
Cwell, who did not share his last name with ABC7 News, said the confrontation began when a customer wanted to pay with dozens of quarters at the Broadway gas station at around 11 a.m. on Thursday.
Surveillance footage showed the customer, who was wearing a gray hooded jacket, trying to pay with the quarters when he started a confrontation with the cashier. Cwell then intervened between the two in a bid to calm the situation down.