Dragonfly nightclub.Photo:Barry King/Alamy Live News
Barry King/Alamy Live News
A mob of people beat a security guard to death near a Los Angeles nightclub on Sunday, according to authorities.
Sandifer’s cousin Evette Sandifer told theLA Timesthat he had been working as a security guard for a few years prior to his death. The victim was the father of two preteen daughters, and also served as his grandmother’s primary caretaker, who is in hospice care.
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“I’m sure the club provided some footage,” Evette told the publication of the attack. “That’s on them, but everybody has cellphones nowadays. We need to get some suspects and hold them accountable.”
“This saddens me for real,” she said. “As the mother of his kids, this hurts in so many ways. Y’all have no clue. If anybody has any information, I ask that you give the information and try to get justice for Daniel. I’m strong, but this here . . . you’ll be missed.”
A group of friends, family, and coworkers gathered outside the club to memorialize Sandifer, setting up candles near the scene. One friend told KTLA 5 that Sandifer was a “good guy” and a “family-oriented man.”
“Just sad,” the friend, who did not want to identify himself to the news outlet, said. “Unfortunate situation, words were exchanged, and they ended up jumping him.”
Another friend at the scenetoldlocal ABC 7 News the incident was “brutal.”
“That shouldn’t have happened,” the other friend told ABC. “They should have just let it go, walked away. He had a life. He had two kids to go home to. Now he can’t see his kids no more.”
Per KCAL, the nightclub posted on Instagram after the incident and wrote, “As we begin to process and mourn the loss of our colleague, Dragonfly will be closed. Our hearts are with his family at this time.” The post was no longer available as of Wednesday morning.
source: people.com
