LONG BEACH, Calif. - A Long Beach street vendor was attacked and stabbed in the neck in broad daylight.

On Saturday, May 24, a stranger attempted to steal money from Victor Ramirez. The suspect then stabbed him in the throat before fleeing the scene. The suspect has not been caught.

"He said im going to kill you," Ramirez said in Spanish as he described the attack to FOX 11's Gina Silva.

Local perspective:

Tito Rodriguez, executive director of the Local Hearts Foundation, has been advocating for local street vendors like Victor and pushing for justice.

"He's out there trying to make an honest living, trying to, you know, do what he can to survive. And somebody try to rob him and basically almost killed him. This guy needs to get caught. This guy is a danger to the community," Rodr

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