“Pretty Little Liars” actor Keegan Allen was pistol-whipped and robbed of his watch by two armed men outside a West Hollywood grocery store Thursday night, then used social media to criticize local officials over crime in the area.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that deputies responded around 9:05 p.m. to a robbery call. One suspect pointed a silver handgun at Mr. Allen while the other held a knife and demanded his watch and bracelet, the department said. The victim was then struck in the face with the handgun, and the suspects fled with the watch in an unknown vehicle.
Mr. Allen, 37, suffered a forehead laceration and was evaluated by county firefighters but was not taken to a hospital, according to the statement. ABC7 reported he was confronted in the 8400 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and that his Rolex was taken. TMZ was among the first outlets to report details of the attack.
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Mr. Allen posted a graphic video to Instagram late Thursday, his face covered in blood. “I was just robbed of my watch outside Laurel Supply,” he said in the clip, according to ABC7. He also shared surveillance footage that, the WeHo Times reported, appeared to show the suspects pointing their weapons at him and striking him in the head three times before fleeing.
“West Hollywood is not safe anymore,” Mr. Allen wrote in the caption, adding that the men threatened to kill him over the watch. He tagged Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, writing that he hoped the license plate reader and live-video cameras they and others believe will deter crime could help identify the suspects.
Authorities had not confirmed whether West Hollywood’s recently installed Flock Safety cameras captured the suspects, FOX 11 reported. No arrests had been announced Friday, and detailed suspect descriptions were not available, ABC7 reported.
The robbery comes amid a string of reported crimes in the area. The WeHo Times reported that three suspects allegedly stole jewelry from a victim in an Oct. 1 robbery on Holloway Drive near Sunset Boulevard.
The sheriff’s department urged anyone with information to contact West Hollywood Station detectives.
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