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Surveillance video captured a teenager approaching a woman outside her Marigny home Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 24) and whacking her on the head. The boy then darted up the street.

Samantha Smith was adjusting Halloween decorations outside her house around 2:50 p.m. in the 900 block of Port Street (map), while on a conference call with co-workers. In the video captured by Smith’s security camera, she was facing away from the street when the youth, whom she described to be between 14 and 17, came up from behind and attacked her.

In the video, Smith’s husband is seen coming out of the house holding a large rifle. Her husband, an avid hunter, recently purchased a new scope for his rifle and was showing it to his friend in the living room at the time of the attack, Smith said.

Smith’s husband’s friend chased the youth up the street, but eventually had to stop the pursuit, Smith said. Smith called police and two officers arrived at her home, she said.

Right after the attack, Smith screamed, causing all of her neighbors to come out to the street to see what had happened, she said.

The teenager, who wore a black jacket with silk-screened roses on it, had asked Smith’s neighbor for money minutes before walking down the street and assaulting Smith, she said.

The incident was the first time she had been personally attacked, Smith said. But groups of teenagers often roam the streets in the Marigny and Bywater areas checking car handles or robbing people, she said.
https://www.nola.com/crime/2018/10/video-shows-teenager-whacking-woman-on-head-outside-bywater-home.html
Updated Oct 26, 10:06 PM; Posted Oct 25
By Olivia Prentzel, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune [email protected]
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