Key takeaways:
- Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish man, was involved in a physical altercation with a pro-Palestinian protestor in Westlake Village, Los Angeles County.
- Kessler was taken to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, where he was pronounced dead.
- The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the incident and has asked anyone with information to contact them.
Yesterday afternoon in Westlake Village, a city in Los Angeles County, a tragic incident occurred. Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jewish man, was involved in a physical altercation with a pro-Palestinian protestor and fell backwards, striking his head on the ground. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the incident.
Witnesses reported that the altercation happened around 3:20 p.m. Sunday in Thousand Oaks, a community in the Los Angeles area just over the Ventura County line. It is believed that the pro-Palestinian demonstrator hit Kessler on the head with a megaphone.
Kessler was taken to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, where he was pronounced dead. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be blunt force head injury.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is currently investigating the incident and has asked anyone with information to contact them.
Kessler’s death is a tragedy and a reminder of the dangers of violence. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.
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